The Mariners' Museum & Park in Newport News is one of the largest maritime museums in North America. Similarly, the Mariner’s Museum Library, which is located on the Christopher Newport University campus, has the largest maritime history collection in the west.

Congress designated it as America’s National Maritime Museum, and visitors are welcome to explore everything the museums offers.

This ranges from over 32,000 artifacts with everything from maritime paintings, carved figureheads, and miniature ship models to working steam engines and the only known Kratz-built steam calliope to exist in the world.

Since it was founded in 1930, the museum has also gathered a large collection of drawings and paintings by marine artists Antonio Jacobsen and James Bard.

100 Museum Dr, Newport News, VA 23606, Phone: 757-596-2222

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