how much time would you need?
If at all possible, spend the whole day at the museum - there is so much to see, from the Seafarers Museum brand new Monitor Center
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Family members who get bored or need a break can eat a sandwich or dessert in the Compass Café (but not on Sundays or Mondays, and not after 14:30, check!), pedal boat and go to row on Lake Maury, or go out for a walk on the trail Noland nature that winds around the lake. They can also browse to a large store, visit the library, or play on a couple of wooden boats on the rear of the museum. And if that's not enough, only 20-meters away is the Peninsula Museum of Fine Arts, for the less nautical and more artistic bent. (Although there are many art museum seafarers themselves, as you will see .)
Museum Drive
compliance Museum is located off the intersection of J. Clyde Morris Boulevard and Warwick Boulevard. (See instructions at the end of this article.) For purposes of this article, I'll assume you'll have access to the museum drive (or bike) along the south of J. Clyde Morris (which starts in York County, George Washington Memorial Highway, also called Highway 17) .
When you stop at the intersection of J. Clyde and Warwick Blvd. you will see on the right side, on the other side of Warwick, 30-foot tall statue of Christopher Newport, captain of the Susan Constant, which brought settlers to Jamestown 1607 . This statue marks the entrance to Christopher Newport University.
three lanes of traffic
Going South, J. Clyde Morris has three bars - far left lane to turn left onto Warwick, far right lane to turn right on Warwick. You want to be in the middle lane. When the light turns green, drive straight across Warwick Boulevard, and enter the far left lane at this point, because you will turn left onto Museum Drive. (road is at the University .)
Going South, J. Clyde Morris has three bars - far left lane to turn left onto Warwick, far right lane to turn right on Warwick. You want to be in the middle lane. When the light turns green, drive straight across Warwick Boulevard, and enter the far left lane at this point, because you will turn left onto Museum Drive. (road is at the University .)
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Going South, J. Clyde Morris has three bars - far left lane to turn left onto Warwick, far right lane to turn right on Warwick. You want to be in the middle lane. When the light turns green, drive straight across Warwick Boulevard, and enter the far left lane at this point, because you will turn left onto Museum Drive. (road is at the University .)
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, unless there is some function going on, many parking places will be filled. There is probably no reason, therefore, to be converted into the first parking lot you see on the right side. You'll want to park here if you intend to use only the Noland Trail, a nature trail that winds along Lake Maury. This is used only for walkers, bicycles are not allowed. (There are a few starting points for the Noland Trail, this is just one of them .)
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, unless there is some function going on, many parking places will be filled. There is probably no reason, therefore, to be converted into the first parking lot you see on the right side. You'll want to park here if you intend to use only the Noland Trail, a nature trail that winds along Lake Maury. This is used only for walkers, bicycles are not allowed. (There are a few starting points for the Noland Trail, this is just one of them .)
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Return Input
is just a back entrance for the museum people. However, you'll want to walk through the back entrance to see the bas-relief murals side door. They have a nautical scene, from the horn of a fisherman on the sea god.
a couple of ship replicas made from wood - a rather impersonal and designed just for kids to run and jump on - basically the back. The library is also located just a little farther down the sidewalk. Over parking Peninsula Fine Arts Museum.
The front entrance to
you'll walk through the front entrance. On the left you will see a small strip of water where they reside on the paddle. If you walk down to take a closer look, and look at the museum itself, you'll see life-size replica of the Monitor as it stands outside the Monitor Center.
A walk through the lobby, and on the right side you will see the Compass Café, with its offer various types of sandwiches, desserts and beverages. You can eat in the cafe, or take it outside and dine by the water (depending on the weather, of course .)
Then you will see the Museum Store, which is quite large and has a large selection of books for adults and children, puzzles and games, figurines, clothing, and so on.
Then you get to actually entering the museum. Hopefully, if there is a lot of people trying to get in, there will be at least two people working the registers. Prices are subject to change, but at the time of this writing it costs $ 12.50 for adults and $ 7.50 for children, except for those younger than five years are free.
Kidstuff
Do you know your children best. Would you be interested in the exhibits they see, just because, or will they need to do tasks and play games to keep them occupied? If so, you'll be able to check out "Seabag" at the front desk, containing items designed to get your child interested in as you walk by the museum. Hell - You May even find things of interest in it has a
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Docents and events
Docents and events
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In general, there are docents standing here to talk to any visitor who approaches them. At the counter you will also find the map of the museum, as well as brochures for other attractions in the area. Make sure you ask the Museum representative, if there is something special going on that day. Usually there are no signs to announce special calls (for example, at the time of this writing, every Saturday at 13:00 for the next three months will be a sailor standing in the wardroom officers to monitor Gallery may speak of what life was like on the monitor during civil war. But if you did not know he was going to be there .... you would not know he was going to be there, because there are no signs to tell you, so !)
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What to see first
It all depends on how much time you have. USS Monitor Center just recently opened and a major influx of visitors go there. There is so much to see and read that one quite tired from the time one finishes, so maybe just grab a snack bar on the compass and then it goes - so missing the rest of the museum, which, of course, has much to offer. What I would suggest that you spend half a day visiting the Mariners Museum and the other half visiting Monitor Center, taking a break is needed to refresh.
Chesapeake Bay Gallery
I'm going to start to write a tour and take you in a clockwise direction. First, turn left and walk through the Chesapeake Bay Gallery. The first thing you see is a first-order Fresnel lens, which is used to stand in the local lighthouse. Typically, the light goes, and provides a nice little atmosphere.
Chesapeake Bay Gallery you, quickly, from Virginia as a pre-human arrival to the first Indians to the arrival of Europeans. Blackbeard and the pirates are mentioned briefly. much larger portion is devoted fishermen 30s and 40s and crabbing industry. Various examples of vessels and equipment are on view. Go to the end of the gallery and up the steps and retrace your steps along the Recreational Boating area, with all sorts of pictures on the walls depicting life on the water as it was during different time periods of the past.
Monitor Center
in the direction of the Chesapeake Bay Gallery USS Monitor Center. I'm going to keep this off for the past, so you'll see the subject heading much further in this article.
of Discovery Gallery
Instead of going to the monitor center right now, and instead of going into any "Change Exhibition" can be offered in the gallery directly in front of you, go right, at the time of discovery of the gallery, so you can take things chronologically. (It is here that the statute of Leif Ericson used to stand .)
This gallery is chock full of ancient navigation tools, ship models, paintings and statues of various researchers, as well as the small TV screen, where you can listen to information given on different topics.
Nelson Touch
Once you are through with the geographical discoveries of the gallery, you will need to enter the Nelson Touch, show deliver Admiral Horatio Nelson, a romantic hero with one eye and one arm which has saved England in the Battle of Trafalgar, only to be shot by a sniper's a shot at the time of their victory.
Defending the Seas
After the Nelson Touch will be the first of a long series of galleries to submit more naval forces of the United States, the war of 1812 to civil war (with a replica of the Monitor turret), the Second World War (with alcoves kitted as a briefing room and submarine control room) until today - made up of models in Trieste, and one corner, a glass, showing the suit Gemini time and space suit worn by Alan Shepard.
But you're not done yet.
Great Hall of steam
Continue from defending the seas and gallery walk on the left through the room with a variety of marine hanging on the walls. (This used to be where the old "Café"is.) On the right side will be the bathroom, if necessary. You will come out in the foyer. On the left is the Great Hall of steam.
Titanic
on the right side as you enter the room, a very small exhibition featuring the Titanic, all that remains of the exhibition in 1998.
on the right side as you enter the room, a very small exhibition featuring the Titanic, all that remains of the exhibition in 1998.
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At the end of the gallery, on your left, a miniature Crabtree Ships Gallery. Now, these ships are of ancient sailing ships, all made of wood by one man, August Crabtree. They took him a lifetime to build. There is a gazebo where a short documentary about Crabtree and his work is shown.
Ship Modelmaker
Most days, from 10:00 to 5:00, with time for rest and lunch, you'll find the ship modelmaker in a little alcove just from Crabtree Gallery. He works on his boat, and was glad to stop and talk to anyone who comes and wants to learn more about the hobby. Brochures are also offers for the Hampton Roads Ship Model Society, founded in 1967. Their website is.
Most days, from 10:00 to 5:00, with time for rest and lunch, you'll find the ship modelmaker in a little alcove just from Crabtree Gallery. He works on his boat, and was glad to stop and talk to anyone who comes and wants to learn more about the hobby. Brochures are also offers for the Hampton Roads Ship Model Society, founded in 1967. Their website is.
...Most days, from 10:00 to 5:00, with time for rest and lunch, you'll find the ship modelmaker in a little alcove just from Crabtree Gallery. He works on his boat, and was glad to stop and talk to anyone who comes and wants to learn more about the hobby. Brochures are also offers for the Hampton Roads Ship Model Society, founded in 1967. Their website is.
...Most days, from 10:00 to 5:00, with time for rest and lunch, you'll find the ship modelmaker in a little alcove just from Crabtree Gallery. He works on his boat, and was glad to stop and talk to anyone who comes and wants to learn more about the hobby. Brochures are also offers for the Hampton Roads Ship Model Society, founded in 1967. Their website is.
...Most days, from 10:00 to 5:00, with time for rest and lunch, you'll find the ship modelmaker in a little alcove just from Crabtree Gallery. He works on his boat, and was glad to stop and talk to anyone who comes and wants to learn more about the hobby. Brochures are also offers for the Hampton Roads Ship Model Society, founded in 1967. Their website is.
......Well, it depends on your taste, and how much energy you have left.
If you like, you can go out the door into the fresh air and walk to the International Small Craft Center. On your way you pass the building handed over shipbuilding - craftsmen building wooden ships old-fashioned way. Within the International Small Craft Center is a large collection of small boats from around the world - and even includes a bathysphere. There is also a research stay in - is made up of several computers hooked up to the library archives. Chris Craft enthusiasts can find information here - but more information on the Mariners Museum Library
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Ok, now it's time to go to the monitor center.
Monitor Center
Monitor Center, which had a Grand Opening March 2007, is the home for items out of the USS Monitor ironclad, which was successfully defended the Union ships at the Battle of Hampton Roads against the USS Virginia (or Merrimac), but then sank off North Carolina When being towed down the coast in December, 1862nd
Monitor wreck was discovered in 1973, and the site was declared a marine sanctuary - America's first. However, the wreck was, and still is deteriorating so much that he decided to bring you more items and pieces of the wreckage ashore as possible, to preserve them and put them on display at the Monitor Center. In 2003 he came to crown point, when the famous Monitor turret was lifted from the ocean and brought to the Mariners Museum, where it is undergoing conservation ever since.
What to see first?
Monitor Center is laid out, for the most part, in chronological order. First you walk through the exhibits chronicle the building (from the CSS Virginia), and then see what life was life on board Monitor, and then sinking, and finally, recovery. Depending on if you're interest is the history of the Monitor and the Civil War, or the complexity of the wreckage recovered, you or I will go gradually from beginning to end, or walk quickly by the opening of the exhibition to reach large artifact gallery.
First, you'll walk through the hallway that connects the Monitor Center for Seafarers Museum. You will have the option to turn left into a small room where there is a 5 minute film, re-enaction of the Monitor sank off Cape Hatteras, and then you will continue in the short history of wooden ships to steel, and then you'll be in the "real deal" with emphasis on the gallery monitor. Or - you can continue to walk down the hall to see what the Daily Press (our local newspaper) changing gallery - usually an exhibition of photographs, or keep on going to strip the protection of the complex, where you can see the dome and various other large machinery parts in their containers - where to soak in water treated with chemicals, especially to preserve the brittle metal. Walk to the end, turn left and thus reach the large artifact gallery on the other side.
CSS Virginia
lets you turn left into the room first film, and walk through it, and the huge gallery which shows men at work on the CSS Virginia - raised the wreck of the Merrimac sank, ineffectively, in Gosport shipyard.
From here you enter the galleries with artifacts and information about the Monitor, from their building (and indeed, there is a computer where you can build your own and screened to see if it floats) in its crew. Battle Theatre has a 15-minute film shown continuously Recreation battle Hampton Roads.
From here you enter the galleries with artifacts and information about the Monitor, from their building (and indeed, there is a computer where you can build your own and screened to see if it floats) in its crew. Battle Theatre has a 15-minute film shown continuously Recreation battle Hampton Roads.
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Large Artifact Gallery
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Now, there are two towers - one showing the dome as it looked after recovery - the upside, encrusted with marine life, with artifacts piled in heaps on the floor / ceiling with mud and marine encrustation, idruga shows the dome as originally.
History recover the turret and other artifacts from the Monitor, are given in this gallery, as well, with plenty of TV screens to watch as the people involved talk about their activities.
At the end of the Gallery Theater recovery, which the film is shown every 25 minutes or so, the actual recovery of the turret. The film is narrated by Sam Waterston, and is somewhat interactive, you can press the buttons on the armrests to say yes or no to various questions.
Standing in the artifact gallery, facing the Recovery Theater, look to your right. In the middle of the yard is a gleaming white, eight-legged "spider". This construct is what is used to raise the turret from the ocean. On the wall of the building is beyond the silhouette of Monitor, the size, so you get a sense of where you stand "inside " Monitor ".
Look to your left. Outside the window is full size replica of the Monitor. You can walk up and down its length and get some idea about the size of the ship. Unfortunately, you can not go inside. Because it is on earth, it is classified as buildings and building codes will not allow construction of a replica of the interior.
After watching the film in the Recovery Theater, it was time to go to strip protection Complex. The only real workers are allowed inside the complex, but there are windows on both floors for you to see what's going on inside.
After watching the film in the Recovery Theater, it was time to go to strip protection Complex. The only real workers are allowed inside the complex, but there are windows on both floors for you to see what's going on inside.
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After watching the film in the Recovery Theater, it was time to go to strip protection Complex. The only real workers are allowed inside the complex, but there are windows on both floors for you to see what's going on inside.
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After watching the film in the Recovery Theater, it was time to go to strip protection Complex. The only real workers are allowed inside the complex, but there are windows on both floors for you to see what's going on inside.
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After watching the film in the Recovery Theater, it was time to go to strip protection Complex. The only real workers are allowed inside the complex, but there are windows on both floors for you to see what's going on inside.
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compliance Museum is located at 100 Museum Drive, Newport News, VA, 23606th For precise directions from your starting point - be it a hotel or private home, check out one of the many maps and directions sites available on the web
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opening and closing
The museum is open from Monday to Saturday from 10:00 to 5:00 p.m.. It is open on Sunday, twelve p.m. to five p.m.. It is open every day except Thanksgiving and Christmas.
It's better to prevent than to treat
telephone number for the museum is 757-596-2222. I'm going to suggest that you call the Museum before you set to ensure that it is open. This May seem like a waste of time, but I actually had an experience this summer comes to visit the museum only to discover it was closed due to power outage caused by a storm the night before! And that was probably once-a-lifetime event! - I have been to the museum dozens of times in the last few years and it was the first time it ever happened, but it does not take long to make a call and it will save you any disappointment later.
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