This dramatic new $30 million, 63,500-square-foot
facility enthralls families with
exciting exhibits, bring students face-to-face
with history, house state-of-the-art
conservation labs and offer historians
rich resources for research.
The USS Monitor
Center features one of the most comprehensive
resources on the history of ironclad
vessels. The 18,000 square foot exhibition
tells the story of the USS Monitor
and her worthy opponent the CSS Virginia
through a rich array of original artifacts,
archival materials, immersive multimedia
experiences and recreated ship interiors
that transport the visitor back
in time to 1862. The Conservation
Facility offers a close up look at
the conservation and reconditioning
of the actual pieces of the USS Monitor:
the turret, the steam engine and much
more. In addition, the Center offers
related Conference, Seminars and Workshops.
Click here for more information about the USS Monitor Center
Mailing Address: 100 Museum Drive, Newport News, VA 23606
Phone: (757) 596-2222
Fax: (757) 591-7320
Email: marketing@mariner.org
The Mariners’
Museum is located in Newport News,
Virginia – central to the Hampton
Roads area – and is convenient
to top quality lodging, dining, and
shopping facilities as well as other
cultural attractions and waterfront
activities. With a little planning,
you can begin in Newport News and
turn your visit into a multi-day adventure
in several nearby cities:
Newport News (http://www.newport-news.org/)
Williamsburg 20 minutes (http://www.visitwilliamsburg.com/)
Hampton 20 minutes (http://www.hamptoncvb.com/)
Norfolk 30 minutes (http://norfolkcvb.com)
Portsmouth 30 minutes (http://www.portsva.com/)
Virginia Beach 45 minutes (http://www.vbfun.com)
Take I-95 South.
Take I-295 Bypass around Richmond.
Take I-64 East toward Willamsburg.
Take exit 258-A.
Travel 2.5 miles to the intersection
of Warwick and J. Clyde Morris boulevards.
Continue straight through the intersection
and the Museum entrance will be directly
ahead.
From points South
Virginia
Beach
Take I-64 West.
Take exit 258-A.
Travel 2.5 miles to the intersection
of Warwick and J. Clyde Morris boulevards.
Continue straight through the intersection
and the Museum entrance will be directly
ahead.
Chesapeake
and Eastern North Carolina
Take Highway 17 North.
Follow 64 to 664 North.
Take the 35th Street Exit and merge
to Warwick Blvd.
Follow Warwick Blvd. To the J. Clyde
Morris intersection and turn left
on Museum Drive.
The Museum entrance will be directly
ahead.
From
the Southwest
Take I-85 or I-95 North.
Take Highway 58 East.
Take I-664 North.
Take the 35th Street Exit and merge
to Warwick Blvd.
Follow Warwick Blvd. To the J. Clyde
Morris intersection and turn left
on Museum Drive.
The Museum entrance will be directly
ahead.
Daily (Monday – Saturday): 10
A.M. to 5 P.M.
Sunday 12 to 5 P.M.
Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas
$12.50 Adults
$7.25 Children (ages 6-17)
Free for children 5 and under
• Prices are subject to change.
• Group rates are available.
• Discounts are available for
AAA, active-duty military, and persons
ages sixty-five and above.
• Free
for Museum members
Open Tuesday through Saturday, 11:30
A.M. to 2 P.M., the Café features
a variety of fare from soups and salads
to sandwiches and deserts. Members
receive a 10% discount by presenting
their membership card.
Read about the history of
The Mariners’ Museum
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