COVID-19 Closure Update: The Mariners’ Museum is temporarily closed, but the Park and Noland Trail are open. MORE INFO.

Join The Mariners’ Museum and Park in this season of giving as it partners with the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank for a curbside drop-off food drive.

Join The Mariners’ Museum and Park in this season of giving as it partners with the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank for a curbside drop-off food drive.

Join The Mariners’ Museum and Park in this season of giving as it partners with the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank for a curbside drop-off food drive.

Join The Mariners’ Museum and Park in this season of giving as it partners with the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank for a curbside drop-off food drive.

Join historian John V. Quarstein for a virtual lecture as he presents on the remaining days of USS Monitor.

Join The Mariners’ Museum and Park in this season of giving as it partners with the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank for a curbside drop-off food drive.

Santa is coming to town – virtually! Join The Mariners’ Museum and Park for some holiday fun as Santa takes you on a reading adventure with A Pirate’s 12 Days of Christmas.

Yo ho ho, young mateys! Come aboard at 1 p.m. today for a humorous and colorful piratical version of the beloved Clement C. Moore classic The Night Before Christmas!

Fun for both children and caregivers! Join us every Monday afternoon, for an engaging story with your children as they learn how we are all connected to the world’s waters.

Join us for a virtual lecture with author and historian John V. Quarstein when he presents on a commander who saved a single-turreted Passaic-class monitor in the Union Navy during the American Civil War from sinking.

Dan Wood, a docent at The Mariners’ Museum and Park, examines how navigational techniques and instruments evolved over to the centuries to assist seafarers in their voyages.

Join us for a virtual lecture with author and historian John V. Quarstein when he presents on the only two Confederate ironclads to be put to the open sea and engage superior elements of a blockading fleet

Join us for a virtual lecture with author and historian John V. Quarstein, director emeritus of the USS Monitor Center, when he presents on the city of Newport News and its role in World War I.

Let us help you find that one-of-a-kind gift! From toys and stylish apparel, to contemporary jewelry and beautiful home decor, to books and souvenirs inspired by the nautical collections of The Mariners’ Museum, our Shop offers a wide selection of items and gifts that are as unique and distinctive as the gift recipient.

Fun for both children and caregivers, enjoy a book reading with Lauren Furey, manager of visitor engagement. Designed for children from 18 months to 8 years, Lauren takes you and your little mariners on a journey to show how we are all connected to the world’s waters.

Situated on 550 acres of rolling woodlands, The Mariners' Park offers visitors a quiet and serene nature retreat. Whether taking a stroll or hike on our award-winning five-mile Noland Trail that surrounds the Mariners' Lake or enjoying a picnic at the famous Lions Bridge, every visit to this beautiful urban oasis will bring a new experience every time!