Naval Shipyard Museum

Naval Shipyard Museum is a museum in Portsmouth, Virginia which is located on High Street. Naval Shipyard Museum is situated nearby to the museum United States lightship Portsmouth, as well as near the railway station Seaboard Coastline Building.

Opening hours:
Tuesday—Saturday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Sunday: 1:00 PM—5:00 PM
Type: Museum
Also known as: “Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum”
Address: 2 High Street, Portsmouth, VA 23704

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include United States lightship Portsmouth and Seaboard Coastline Building.

United States lightship Portsmouth

Museum

Photo: William Grimes, Public domain.

United States Lightship 101, known as Portsmouth as a museum ship, was first stationed at Cape Charles, Virginia. Today she is at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum in Portsmouth, Virginia. United States lightship Portsmouth is situated 400 feet northeast of Naval Shipyard Museum.

Seaboard Coastline Building

Railway station

Photo: Capt1922, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Seaboard Coastline Building, also known as Old City Hall, is a historic train station located at Portsmouth, Virginia. The original section was built in 1894-1895 by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. Seaboard Coastline Building is situated 410 feet south of Naval Shipyard Museum.

Children’s Museum of Virginia

Museum

Photo: Mojo Hand, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Children's Museum of Virginia is the largest children's museum in the state of Virginia. It is located in Olde Town Portsmouth at 221 High Street. The museum has a planetarium and two floors of exhibits. Children’s Museum of Virginia is situated 750 feet southwest of Naval Shipyard Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District and Berkley.

Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District

Quarter

Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District, is a national historic district located at Portsmouth, Virginia. It encompasses 89 buildings. It is located in the primarily residential section of Portsmouth and includes a notable collection of Federal and Greek…

Berkley

Suburb

Photo: Jmarian7, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Berkley was an incorporated town in Norfolk County, Virginia. Chartered by an Act of Assembly in 1890, the Town of Berkley was located directly across the Eastern Branch Elizabeth River from the City of Norfolk in the South Hampton Roads area.

Norfolk

Photo: UED77, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Norfolk is in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia. It is a port city with a large Navy and shipping presence. But it is also known as a major cultural center, with world-class museums, opera, symphony, ballet and a vibrant arts community.

Naval Shipyard Museum

Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Portsmouth, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.836° or 36° 50′ 10″ north

Longitude

-76.29675° or 76° 17′ 48″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Operator

City of Portsmouth

Open location code

8785RPP3+C8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 446107132

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

GeoNames ID

4775510

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