Newport News VA Cheap and Free Things To Do and Attractions
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AThe Mariners' Museum
- 100 Museum Drive
Newport News, VA 23606 - 757 / 596-2222
- I would highly recommend this museum to anyone who has children or who is interested in history. You can learn the complete history of boats and ships, from ... more on OpenList.com
- They have a replica of the inside of a navy vessel including the berthing and the ready room. Also a replica of some of the titanic and a ... more on OpenList.com
The Mariners' Museum
100 Museum DriveNewport News, VA 23606
BJames River Bridge Fishing Pier
- 6701 River Road
Newport News, VA 23602 - +1 757 247 0364
- Extremely relaxing place to fish. I recommend going in the evening toward sunset....the sunset on the river is absolutely beautiful. Live ... more on Yahoo! Travel
- Overview One of the longest fishing piers on the East Coast, this pier is open from April through November. Excellent fishing opportunities for croaker and spot are available year round, while striped bass, flounder, grey ... more on Yahoo! Travel
James River Bridge Fishing Pier
6701 River RoadNewport News, VA 23602
CCivil War Ghost Walk
- 362 Yorktown Road Newport News
VA 23603 - +1 757 887 1862
- Overview FOR TWO NIGHTS ONLY ENDVIEW PLANTATION BECOMES DEAD-ENDVIEW! Halloween at Endview Plantation has a whole new look that will get you shook! The old Ghostwalk is gone. Now many groups in this area are coming together to create frightening skits on the Endview grounds. They’re guaranteed to scare ... more on Endview.org
- Overview Come and experience the Civil War in Newport News. Walk in the footsteps of Union and Confederate soldiers as you tour fortifications and battle sites. Travel back in time at Endview Plantation and Lee Hall Mansion. Visit Fort Monroe, the largest moat-encircled masonry fort in the US, where escap... more on Virginia.org
Civil War Ghost Walk
362 Yorktown Road Newport NewsVA 23603
DU.S. Army Transportation Museum
- Building 300
Besson Hall,Newport News, VA 23602 - +1 757 878 1115
- Overview The United States Army Transportation Museum is the only museum dedicated to depicting the history of Army Transportation. The story of the Army's Transportation Corps, from horse-drawn wagons to all-terrain armored vehicles, is told through exhibits, models, dioramas, and videos. Located on Fort... more on Virginia.org
- Overview The U.S. Army Transportation Museum, at Fort Eustis, traces the history of army transportation by land, sea, and air, beginning with the Revolutionary War era. More than 90 vehicles, including experimental craft and numerous locomotives and trains dating to the 1800s, are on display. The museum's... more on Fodor's
U.S. Army Transportation Museum
Building 300Besson Hall,Newport News, VA 23602
EVirginia War Museum
- 9285 Warwick Boulevard
Newport News, VA 23607-1537 - +1 757 247 8523
- Overview Come see military history unfold - Great for the whole family - We have educational programs - Gift store. - Open Mon.-Sat. ... more on entertainment.com
- Overview The Virginia War Museum houses more than 60,000 artifacts from all over the world. The collection includes a graffiti-covered section of the Berlin Wall, a Civil War blockade runner's uniform, weapons, uniforms, wartime posters, photographs, and other memorabilia. It traces military history from ... more on Fodor's
Virginia War Museum
9285 Warwick BoulevardNewport News, VA 23607-1537
FPeninsula Fine Arts Center
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- 101 Museum Drive
Newport News, VA 23606-3758 - +1 757 596 8175
- Overview The Peninsula Fine Arts Center, an affiliate of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting art appreciation and education via a diverse schedule of changing exhibitions, featuring contemporary art as well as more historically-based work. Open Tues - Sat ... more on Virginia.org
- I like this art center's atmosphere, changing from classy & sophisticated, to fun & hip, varying with each exhibit. Their kid's room is very cool, with lots of fun hands-on things for little one's to do. I wouldn't generally consider taking my 4-year-old to an 'arts center' yet at his age, being ... more on Yahoo! Travel
Peninsula Fine Arts Center
101 Museum DriveNewport News, VA 23606-3758
GDog Park/Fido Field
- City Farm Road
Newport News, Virginia, United States
- Overview Must show proof of vacines / non-agressive dogs allowed. more on KaBoom.org
Dog Park/Fido Field
City Farm RoadNewport News, Virginia, United States
HNewsome House Museum & Cultural Center, The
- 2803 Oak Avenue
Newport News, VA 23607-3713 - +1 757 247 2360
- Overview The restored 1899 home of the African-American attorney J. Thomas Newsome and his wife Mary Winfield Newsome. Newsome was a respected attorney, journalist, churchman and civic leader and a member of the postwar Civil War south's new urban African-American middle class. His elegant Queen Anne resi... more on Virginia.org
Newsome House Museum & Cultural Center, The
2803 Oak AvenueNewport News, VA 23607-3713
IHuntington Park
- 361 Hornet Cir
Newport News, VA 23607-1503
- Highlights: picnic tables, restrooms, parking more
- Overview Huntington Park is home to Fort Fun, a 15,000 square foot wooden playground, built with the assistance of many volunteers. Fort Fun is located on a scenic bluff overlooking the James River, ... more on KaBoom.org
Huntington Park
361 Hornet CirNewport News, VA 23607-1503
JLee Hall Mansion
- 163 Yorktown Road
Newport News, VA 23603-1127 - +1 757 888 3371
- Overview Lee Hall, an Italianate mansion constructed around 1859, was once home to one of Warwick County's leading landowners, Richard Decauter Lee, who achieved prominence using the method of scientific farming. It is the only large mid-19th-century plantation house remaining on Virginia's lower peninsul... more on Fodor's
- Overview Lee Hall Mansion is an Italianate mansion constructed circa 1850 by wealthy planter Richard Decauter Lee. Now restored to its pre-Civil War splendor, the home served as a Confederate headquarters during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign. Guided tours. Peninsula Campaign exhibit gallery featuring Monito... more on Virginia.org
Lee Hall Mansion
163 Yorktown RoadNewport News, VA 23603-1127
