Portsmouth is part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia and only a five minute ferry ride from downtown Norfolk. Located on the Elizabeth River, it has the oldest working deep water harbor in the country. Nearly 100,000 people reside in the Portsmouth area and benefit from the numerous amenities the city has to offer.

Its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean and fresh water rivers provides for unlimited fishing, boating, and water sports activities. Just a short drive away is the world-famous Busch Gardens, an exciting adventure park with high speed roller coasters and European-themed sections depicting delightful villages from France, Germany, and Switzerland. Water Country USA is the mid-Atlantic coast?s largest water park and features a gigantic wave pool, four hundred feet high slides where speeds can top out at 25 miles per hour, and an ambling, lazy river for tubing and relaxing.

The city recreation department maintains 23 parks some of which offer boat ramps, personal watercraft beaches, lighted tennis courts, playgrounds, and picnic facilities. The highly organized recreation department also offers an extensive performing arts program that includes ballet, tap, and ballroom dancing instruction. The theater program is also popular among the area residents. Character acting, cabaret performance instruction, and voice lessons are offered throughout the year.

The public educational system provided to the residents of Portsmouth consists of 14 elementary, 4 middle, and 3 high schools. An alternative education center, an adult learning center, and a career and technical center are also available to meet the needs of all students. For post high school academics, the College of William and Mary in nearby Williamsburg offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs. Norfolk is the home to Old Dominion University and Norfolk State University.

The performing arts are represented by the Virginia Opera at the 1600-seat Harrison Opera House and the Virginia Symphony at the 2500-seat Chrysler Hall just across the river in Norfolk. The Virginia Ballet Theatre and the Virginia Stage Company provide top-notch productions, classes, workshops, as well as community outreach programs for the area youth.

Olde Town is Portsmouth?s historic district and features the largest selection of historic homes and buildings between Alexandria, Virginia and Charleston, South Carolina. Carefully preserved and artfully restored, the houses and commercial buildings are reminiscent of a time gone by. Coffee shops, pubs, antique stores, restaurants, and galleries offer unlimited shopping and dining opportunities. Residents and visitors alike stay in the area?s charming bed and breakfast lodgings and tour the quaint district from the comfort of horse-drawn carriages or San Francisco-style trolley cars.

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