Free & Cheap Things to Do in Suffolk, VA

  • The list below includes 111 free or cheap things to do in or near Suffolk, Virginia, including 77 different types of inexpensive activities like Nature & Wildlife Areas, Movie Theaters, Visitor Centers and Art Gallery.
  • From Bennett's Creek Park & Boat Landing to Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Suffolk and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Hampton.
  • The list below includes 111 free or cheap things to do in or near Suffolk, Virginia, including 77 different types of inexpensive activities like Nature & Wildlife Areas, Movie Theaters, Visitor Centers and Art Gallery.
  • From Bennett's Creek Park & Boat Landing to Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Suffolk and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Hampton.
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36.1 Miles
94% 97 votes
History Museums 501 South Water Street, Elizabeth City, NC 27909 MoreLess Info
Elizabeth City, North Carolina features the Museum of the Albemarle, a regional interpretive museum dedicated to the culture and history of the Albemarle region. The museum is particularly known for its Civil War exhibits.
36.1 Miles
95% 3517 votes
Historic Sites 1368 Colonial Parkway, Williamsburg, VA 23081 MoreLess Info
Visitors to Historic Jamestowne will be able to learn about the early settlers of Jamestown. The main attraction at the site is the Nathalie P. and Alan M. Voorhees Archaearium which puts artifacts, remains of buildings, and forensic research of those buried at the site on display.
36.6 Miles
91% 247 votes
Nature & Wildlife Areas 4005 Sandpiper Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23456 MoreLess Info
The completely natural environment at the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge offers many outdoor activities along Virginia Beach. Visitors are able to fish, bike, and hike within designated segments of the area.
36.8 Miles
67% 3 votes
Observatories & Planetariums Hoffler Street, Elizabeth City, NC 27909 MoreLess Info
The Elizabeth City State University Planetarium serves to increase awareness of the sciences in the community. The planetarium features a hemispherical dome and seating capacity of 60 for a variety of light and star shows and educational programming.
37.9 Miles
96% 478 votes
Art Museum 325 Francis Street, Williamsburg, VA 23185 MoreLess Info
Explore unique 19th century folk art at The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, located in historic colonial Williamsburg. Featuring a collection of common household items turned into works of art through the use of bold colors, carving, and imagination.
37.9 Miles
95% 420 votes
Art Museum 325 Francis Street, Williamsburg, VA 23185 MoreLess Info
Since 1985, The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum has housed an extensive collection of British and American antiques. Items in the collection, dating back to the 17th century include furniture, ceramics, paintings, and more.
38.0 Miles
78% 559 votes
Restaurants Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg, VA 23187 MoreLess Info
The King's Arms Tavern is an historic 18th-Century building now home to a restaurant and bar where servers in period costume also act as guides to local Colonial history. Nightly entertainment includes live music of the period.
38.0 Miles
85% 338 votes
History Museums 325 West Francis Street, Williamsburg, VA 23185 MoreLess Info
Admitting its first patient in 1773, the Public Hospital Museum honors the first public building in America that treated the mentally ill. Exhibits include examples of the condition the patients were kept and a history of mental illnesses at the time.
38.1 Miles
93% 580 votes
Colleges & Universities 102 Richmond Road, Williamsburg, VA 23185 MoreLess Info
William and Mary College is a Colonial-era campus which has graduated four US presidents. A self-guided or student-led walking tour includes the Sir Christopher Wren building – America's oldest college building – and the historic Swem Library.
38.1 Miles
Haunted Tours 410 Duke of Gloucester Street in front of the Cheese Shop, Williamsburg, VA 23188 MoreLess Info
A theatrical walking tour company with costumed guides, Spooks and Legends Haunted Tours offers several tours of various haunted sites and attractions. Tours are carefully researched, and are historically informative as well as entertaining.
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