Oceanfront / Resort Area Neighborhood Guide

The Oceanfront and Resort Area is Virginia Beach's most iconic stretch, built around three miles of Boardwalk running along the Atlantic, anchored by the bronze King Neptune statue and bounded by Rudee Inlet to the south and 42nd Street to the north. It draws surfers at dawn, beachgoers through the long summer season, and a nightlife crowd that keeps the strip humming well past sunset. The ViBe Creative District adds an arts and local dining layer just west of the tourist core, giving the neighborhood more texture than a typical resort zone. Year-round residents trade pricey parking and summer gridlock for the kind of walkable, salt-air daily life that most people only get on vacation.