 The Virginia Beach Amphitheater , built in 1996 , features a wide variety of popular shows and concerts , ranging from Kenny Chesney to Taylor Swift to Coldplay to Ozzfest . The Sandler Center , a 1200 @-@ seat performing arts theatre , opened in the Virginia Beach Town Center in November , 2007 . Virginia Beach is home to many sites of historical importance and has 18 sites on the National Register of Historic Places . Such sites include the Adam Thoroughgood House ( one of the oldest surviving colonial homes in Virginia ) , the Francis Land House ( a 200 @-@ year @-@ old plantation ) , the Cape Henry Lights and nearby Cape Henry Light Station ( a second tower ) , Bayville Farm , De Witt Cottage , Ferry Farm Plantation , Dr. John Miller @-@ Masury House , Adam Keeling House , Old Donation Church , Pembroke Manor , Pleasant Hall , Shirley Hall ( Devereaux House ) , Thomas Murray House , U.S. Coast Guard Station ( Seatack ) , Upper Wolfsnare , Weblin House , and Wishart Boush House , and Wolfsnare . 
