Portsmouth Historical Society Museum

Places of Interest Nearby

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 840 feet southeast of Portsmouth Historical Society Museum.

USS Wisconsin

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

USS Wisconsin is an Iowa-class battleship built for the United States Navy in the 1940s and is currently a museum ship. Completed in 1944, the ship was assigned to the Pacific Theater during World War II, where she participated in the Philippines campaign and the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. USS Wisconsin is situated 3,800 feet north of Portsmouth Historical Society 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 1,400 feet southeast of Portsmouth Historical Society Museum.

Places in the Area

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.

Portsmouth Historical Society Museum

Satellite Map

Localities in the Area

Nearby Places

Curious Places to Discover

• Deutsch
• Español
• Français
• Português