Instead of traditional wooden planks, Virginia Beach's famous boardwalk is concrete. ... so download the park's trail map or ask a park ranger for detailed directions to avoid getting lost.

Virginia Beach Boardwalk and Beachfront is ranked #1 out of 14 things to do in Virginia Beach. See pictures and our review of Virginia Beach Boardwalk and Beachfront.

Back then, it was actually a boardwalk made out of wooden planks — an amenity of what originally was The Virginia Beach Hotel before it was renamed the Princess Anne Hotel in 1887.