South
Virginia
Portsmouth

Children’s Museum of Virginia

The Children's Museum of Virginia is the largest children's museum in the state of . It is located in at 221 High Street. The museum has a planetarium and two floors of exhibits.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Saturday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Sunday: 11:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: children’s Museum in Portsmouth, Virginia
  • Also known as: “childrensmuseumvirginia.com”
  • Address: 221 High Street, Portsmouth, VA 23704

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Seaboard Coastline Building and Commodore Theatre.

Railway station
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, also known as Old City Hall, is a historic train station located at . The original section was built in 1894-1895 by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. is situated 680 feet east of Children’s Museum of Virginia.

Movie theater
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is an historic located at . It was built in 1945 in the Streamline Art Deco style, and originally sat 1,000 people. is situated 840 feet west of Children’s Museum of Virginia.

Museum
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United States Lightship 101, known as Portsmouth as a museum ship, was first stationed at . Today she is at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum in . is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Children’s Museum of Virginia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District and Berkley.

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

Suburb
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was an incorporated town in Norfolk County, Virginia. Chartered by an Act of Assembly in 1890, the Town of was located directly across the from the in the South Hampton Roads area.

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is in the region of . 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.

Children’s Museum of Virginia

Latitude
36.83494° or 36° 50′ 6″ north
Longitude
-76.29893° or 76° 17′ 56″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
8785RPM2+XC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 446107128
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
7239186
Wiki­data ID
Q5098187
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In Other Languages

From Russian to Ukrainian—“Children’s Museum of Virginia” goes by many names.
  • Russian: “Детский музей Вирджинии”
  • Ukrainian: “Дитячий музей Вірджинії”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Children’s Museum of Virginia”. Photo: Mojo Hand, CC BY-SA 4.0.