Discovery Center

Discovery Center is a museum in , , which is located on Jefferson Ave. Discovery Center is situated near the historic site , as well as near the grassland .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Newport News Park and Lee Hall station.

Park
, in , is the largest in the system of municipal parks maintained by the Newport News Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism.

Museum
Photo: Petraholden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lee Hall Depot is a historic train station and museum located in the neighborhood of . It was built in about 1881, with a one-story cargo bay, and the two-story main section was added in 1893. is situated 2 miles northwest of Discovery Center.

Museum
Photo: Mytwocents, Public domain.
The is a United States Army of vehicles and other transportation-related equipment and memorabilia. It is located on the grounds of , , in , on the Virginia Peninsula. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Discovery Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lee Hall and Lackey.

Quarter
Photo: William Grimes, Public domain.
is a community located in the extreme northern portion of the independent city of in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. is situated 2 miles west of Discovery Center.

Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
was a small unincorporated community near in , , United States, established primarily after the Civil War. is now extinct as the properties were bought by the federal government in 1918 for use as a naval military installation. is situated 3½ miles north of Discovery Center.

Suburb
is a community in . It was previously the County Seat of Warwick County, Virginia until the county became the independent city of Warwick, Virginia in 1952. is situated 3½ miles south of Discovery Center.

Discovery Center

Latitude
37.18168° or 37° 10′ 54″ north
Longitude
-76.5372° or 76° 32′ 14″ west
Open location code
87955FJ7+M4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 333186864
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
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Highlights: Peninsula Campaign - Warwick River and Practice Range.

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Places to explore: Heatherstone and Burrell Estates.

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