Virginia Beach is truly a perfect city in every sense. To know more about the city is through its revealing facts. The word fact reminds me of Samuel McChord Crothers, who speaks, “The Trouble with Facts Is That There Are So Many of Them”, this is true with Virginia Beach.

When survey was conducted in US under “Top 100 Places to Raise a Family” based on cities crime, cultures, housing prices, professionals, health cares, education and other things. Virginia Beach stood 2nd with the first being Hawaii. The criteria’s which worked in the favor were low crime rate, more number of people employed, more educational avenues and standards, less inflation, pollution and much more.

The present look of Virginia Beach is far more different than those of in nineteenth century. This small hamlet rose into prominence when a rail road connecting its oceanfront with Norfolk was constructed, along with the first hotel. Later the place was turned into a town and further progressed into a city, making it the largest city in Virginia.

There are lot many sources that constitute the economy, but the major source is Tourism, that makes it evident with the heavy influx of tourists. Definitely this place offers the best things which make tourists throng this place. First and the foremost is the clean air, and this clean air comes from the Atlantic Ocean.

No, this is not a fib, but a stark truth accredited by the Environmental Protection Agency who strongly support, that there are no bad air days in Virginia Beach- Boon for Health. Secondly it has the most astounding landmarks to visit. The beaches here are a treat, clean and purely enjoyable beaches with myriads of activities.

It has the longest line of delightful and safest beach, which finds its mention in the Guinness Book of World records. No public drunkenness and vulgarity of any sort is tolerated. The whole world is concerned about the tons and tons of garbage dumped which is not only hazardous to health but poses great threats to environment, people try to keep such landfills away from human habitation.

But people of Virginia Beach are an exception; they actually organize innumerable events like carnivals, fireworks and Independence Day in and around this land fill. Don’t make faces, they don’t love dirt and filth, but have created something unique and beautiful from huge pile of accumulated trash which is popular as MT.Trashmore

The Trashmore Mountain is the standing example of a very large landfill, turned into a 60 ft tall mountain fully covered with lush green grass. This proves to be the most unbelievable factor for the tourists.

May it be any city; events are the heart and soul when it comes to entertainment. Likewise Virginia Beach boast of several events, but the one that seems so unusual is the Annual Delmarva Chicken Festival. In this festival the frying pan which is used is the largest in the world and has the capacity of 180 gallons of oil. The festival started  in 1950 is still celebrated today. The frying pan used can fry up to 800 chicken quarters at once. You must be trying to gauge, how big the pan is, don’t tax your brain so much, I will help you out with it, it is almost twice the size of a Jacuzzi.

These were my little efforts to compile all the wonderful facts that make up Virginia Beach.

We all are the living with the technology and experiencing tremendous progress. At the same time we have realized the dearth of environment friendly habitation. In the morning we get up with the honking of horns and not the chirping of the birds. Our way to the office are concrete paved ways and not the lush green walk way.

We live in the world of cement and concrete. Going to the parks and gardens which are a rare commodity in metros

are also a far fetched idea, for it needs to overcome a hell lot of traffic to reach there and way back home.

But there are few cities were special care and prime importance has been given to parks and one of them is Virginia

Beach. It is the proud owner of 208 parks that cover 4,000 acres of area. There are community parks, district parks neighborhood parks and much more. The best part is every park has its own distinct identity, appeal and ambience.

Creative things have always attracted me. And if the creativity is from the trash then definitely, one would not stop praising the person, in whose brain the idea must have taken birth. Mt Trashmore is one such idea. Virginia Beach is basically a flat surface area with no mountains or hilly areas what so ever, but an artificial mountain made of trash.

It is rightly said necessity is the mother of invention, the rising concern for environment and ecology, made people

realize and focus on covering the dump and making proper utilization of the place. If you are completely new to this place the name might click in something otherwise looking at it, I would say ignorance is bliss.

From the time it has been opened for public, in 1973 it has been a constant source of entertainment and a venue for several events. These 165 acres of area has lakes, open grounds, jogging track, exercising ground, basket ball court, walking trail, picnic shelters, four volleyball areas, landforms vending machines and rest rooms in totality. Either choose the sixty one stairs to reach the mountain or to add the flavor of adventure climb or run to reach the top.

The whole mountain is covered with green grass and devoid of uneven surface. It would sound weird but just remove your shoes and walk over it; it will tickle your feet the moment they touch the soft grass giving you a very good and sensuous feeling.

The two lakes, Lake Trashmore and Lake Windsor partially surround the mountain, and both are well stocked with

fish, making fishing a favorite activity along with kite flying and other activities. Children too can participate in the race of kite flying. Talking about children it reminds me of the huge wooden structure called Kids Cove with special surprises for children.

The creation inside is superb and it can draw even the most mellow kind of kid and transform it into the wildest form. The whole family can have their share of uninterrupted fun activity in the park. When in park one cannot stop thinking about the people of Virginia Beach and their whole hearted commitment for protecting the environment.

Seeing at the handicapped accessible playground, it stirred my heart, I would say this is the most commendable effort, which can bring smile on the faces of such children.