Virginia Beach Peace Park

This is a small park that is pretty simple. It consists of a small lake that has a decent paved walking path around it. It is well shaded and has benches and a picnic table placed along the trail. You will also see the statue of a man and a woman sitting down on a bench near the road. The park is situated between some old train tracks and a main road. The park gets a name from the Peace Pole that can be found between the park and main road. It looks like a crowded street sign. There are tens of thousands of those poles spread across 180 countries. Each blade of the pole points to one of Virginia Beach's sister cities. It is a very cool concept if you ask me.Parking here can be a bit of a challenge. I took my chances and parked in the lot of the bank the borders the park. This is a decent park to hang out at or walk a dog if you are in the area. There is not much to this park and would definitely not be a destination park or somewhere that you would drive specifically to see.

Most often generically called Town Center Park. However the formal name is Virginia Beach Peace Park. There is a super cool reason for the name and I will explain. The area is designated one of the several Meadow Managements in Virginia Beach and is pretty in the Fall with foliage. I come here often. The idea of the name comes from the Peace Pole that was placed just off Columbus Ave. you have probably driven by it hundreds of times and possibly never taken notice. It's been in place close to inception of Town Center over a decade ago.The Peace Pole is a handcrafted monument which displays the message. "May Peace Prevail on Earth". It reads...Linking the community with people internationally. There are tens of thousands of peace poles in 180 countries all over the world. The tradition began in Japan in 1955 by Masahia Goi. Each blade on this pole represents a sister cities Virginia Beach and depicts the name of the city with the distance in miles from this point to that international city. On one side is the name and distance in English and miles; on the other side is the same information shown in that countries language showing the distance in kilometers. The sign blades are mounted so as to point in the direction of that International city. If you reside in Town Center and have a dog this is your go to for walking the approximate quarter mile paved track around the man made pond. Of course great for residents to exercise with, or without a pet. I always feel I'm transported to a tiny taste of Central Park with trees, benches and wildlife. The negative is litter that can often be seen by disrespectful guest. There are a couple can on the trail. Parking is off nearby street, or parking garage. So now you know, there is a park in Virginia Beach Town Center with a cool name that ties us to our sister cities. Again not unique, so look for these on your travels. Check this local gem out.

The park has a nice paved walking path around the duck and goose pond. The overall appearance of the park is nice but it could use some dressing up. The walking path on some spots has so much bird poop that it's hard to stay on the park without stepping in it. Lastly there are j homeless people sleeping nearby