The Nautilus Observation Tower in Virginia Beach, Va., is an 80-ft-wide steel structure modeled after similar designs in Europe that is the first of its kind built in the U.S. A novel foundation ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — Rising from the ground into the tree canopy along Owl Creek, a new outdoor adventure attraction is taking shape. A 65-foot-tall lookout tower, a suspended walkway spanning the ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Nautilus Tower, an 65-foot observation tower boasting the United States' longest stainless steel slide, is taking shape in Virginia Beach. The 38-acre site, which sits ...

Through the centuries, the tower survived fires, fortifications in the area during the Civil War and decades of ruination as thick woods gradually grew around it after Virginia’s capital moved ...