THE MARINERS' MUSEUM AND PARK
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| Name | THE MARINERS' MUSEUM AND PARK |
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| Address | 100 Museum Drive, Newport News, VA 23606 |
| City | Newport News Va |
| Category | Places To See |
| Phone | +1-757-596-2222 +1-757-591-7777 |
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| About | The Mariners' Museum is conveniently located in Newport News. It is one of the biggest and most prestigious maritime museums globally and has been designated by Congress as America's National Maritime Museum. The museum is located within a 550-acre park that is one of the largest privately-owned and maintained parks and is free to the public. Over 35,000 artifacts include scrimshaw, miniature ship models, paintings, beautiful arts, carved figureheads, working steam engines, and much more. The park consists of the 160-acre lake Maury, 5-mile Noland Trail, and the iconic Lion's Bridge viewing the tranquil James River. The museum's library houses the largest maritime collection in the western hemisphere, with 78,000 volumes, one million manuscript items, 600,000 photographs, and several thousand maps. |
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