Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum
(757) 437-8432
1113 Atlantic Avenue
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
www.awhm.org

Built in 1895 by Bernard P. Holland, the city’s first Postmaster and Mayor, the museum is located in the de Witt Cottage and listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Contemporary Art Center of Virginia
(757) 425-0000
2200 Parks Avenue
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
www.cacv.org

Founded in 1952, regular changing exhibitions by national and international artists, brings contemporary culture to life through educational programming, special events, performing arts programs and family entertainment.

Chrysler Museum of Art
(757) 664-6200
245 West Olney Road
Norfolk, VA 23507
www.chrysler.org

Home to one of America’s premier permanent collections, with 30,000 objects spanning 5,000 galleries. You’ll find changing exhibitions, educational programming, tours, lectures, films, travel programs, as well as two Historic Houses — the Moses Myers and Willoughby-Baylor Houses. Enjoy lunch at Cuisine and Company at the Chrysler, and visit the Museum Shop, a 300-seat Theatre, and the Jean Outland Chrysler Library.

Hampton Roads Naval Museum
(757) 444-8971

This museum introduces you to over two centuries of naval activity in and around the great harbor of Hampton Roads. Collections include naval artifacts, ship and aircraft models, maps, photographs, naval uniforms, and ship memorabilia.

Hunter House Museum
(757) 623-9814
240 W. Freemason Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
www.hunterhousemuseum.org

The Hunter House Victorian Museum was designed in 1894 by the Boston architect W.D. Wentworh and built for Norfolk merchant and banker James Wilson Hunter. Today the Richardsonian Romanesque town home displays the family’s collection of original Victorian furnishings and decorative arts.

Mariners’ Museum
100 Museum Drive

The Mariners’ Museum, one of the largest and most comprehensive maritime history museums in the world, houses a treasure trove of more than 35,000 items inspired by human experiences with the sea. For over 70 years, The Mariners’ has illustrated the spirit of seafaring adventure, assembling a renowned and strikingly diverse collection of maritime artifacts – figureheads, scrimshaw, hand-crafted ship models, decorative arts, prints, paintings and small craft from around the world.

The Newsome House Museum & Cultural Center
2803 Oak Avenue

The Newsome House Museum & Cultural Center is the restored 1899 residence of the African-American attorney J. Thomas Newsome and his wife Mary Winfield Newsome. Mr. Newsome became a respected attorney, journalist, churchman and civic leader and prospered as part of the postwar Civil War south’s new urban African-American middle class. His elegant Queen Anne residence served as the hub of the local black community from which he led the fight for social justice within Virginia.

Old Coast Guard Station
(757) 422-1587
24th Street & Boardwalk
Virginia Beach, VA 23451

This 1903 Life-Saving/Coast Guard Station houses a museum, gift shop and exhibits telling of shipwrecks, rescues, World War II and the Virginia Pilots.

Mariners’ Museum
100 Museum Drive

The Mariners’ Museum, one of the largest and most comprehensive maritime history museums in the world, houses a treasure trove of more than 35,000 items inspired by human experiences with the sea. For over 70 years, The Mariners’ has illustrated the spirit of seafaring adventure, assembling a renowned and strikingly diverse collection of maritime artifacts – figureheads, scrimshaw, hand-crafted ship models, decorative arts, prints, paintings and small craft from around the world.

Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center
(757) 437-4949
717 General Booth Boulevard
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23451
www.vmsm.com

The museum features over 800,000 gallons of aquariums housing sea turtles, sharks, river otters, and harbor seals. Handson exhibits, touch tanks, nature trails, and an aviary are also part of the highlights.

Virginia War Museum
9285 Warwick Blvd. in Huntington Park

American military history unfolds at the Virginia War Museum. Outstanding collections of personal artifacts, weapons, vehicles, uniforms, posters and much more, trace the development of the U.S. military from 1775 through the present. See a section of the Berlin Wall and a portion of the outer wall from Dachau Concentration Camp. Galleries include Women at War and Marches Toward Freedom, exploring the roles of women and African-Americans in the military and Visions of War, the Museum’s outstanding propaganda poster collection.