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Top 10 Stories of 2025: Outdoor Attraction Owl Creek Landing Opens in Virginia Beach

Owl Creek Landing. (Jillian Appel/WYDaily)

WILLIAMSBURG — As part of our countdown to 2026, WYDaily is revisiting its most-read and favorite stories of the year.

Coming in at No. 3, the official ribbon-cutting in September for Owl Creek Landing, joining the Adventure Park and Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center in Virginia Beach.

Described as the first of its kind in the United States, Owl Creek Landing features the first spiral tower with the longest steel slide in America — The Whorl — an expansive canopy walk, a children’s treehouse playground and a forest path spread out over 38 acres.

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