Virginia Beach, VA - Short HD Video Tour - Virginia, USA - August 2012. The city of Virginia Beach is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as having the longest pleasure beach in the world, and is the most populous city in the state, as well as the 39th largest city in the United States. Virginia Beach is a resort city with miles of beaches and hundreds of hotels, motels and restaurants along its oceanfront. Every year the city hosts the East Coast Surfing Championships and the North American Sand Soccer