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Mariners' Museum

Posted to: Historic Sites Newport News

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Quick Facts

Hours:
Wednesday - Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Price:
Adults, youth ages 13 to 17 - $12.00; AAA/Seniors/Military/Students - $11; Children (6 - 12) - $7.00; Age 5 & Under - Free

Amenities:
Museum and gift shop offering Mariner's publications and videos, prints, educational toys; public bathrooms. Take a nature walk along one of the 14 pedestrial trails or picnic at the Mariner's Museum Park.

Parking:
Free.

The Mariners' Museum is one of the largest international maritime museums in the world featuring more than 35,000 maritime pieces from ship models, scrimshaw, figureheads to steam engines and more. The museum houses photography collections, a library and archives and special collections.

The museum also houses a Native American exhibit that includes a dugout canoe from 1630, one of the few Indian vessels discovered.

One of the museum's highlights is the USS Monitor Center featuring priceless artifacts from the Civil War ironclad and the story on how those artifacts were recovered. Visitors can see artifacts from the ship as well as some of the crew's personal belongings.

 

Mariners' Museum
100 Museum Drive
Newport News VA 23606
www.marinersmuseum.org/

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