"Mariners Museum at Hampton Roads, Virginia" Topic
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| LostPict | 11 Aug 2016 9:29 a.m. PST |
I had the opportunity to visit the Mariners Museum in Hampton Roads, Virginia last week (my third trip). WOW!
They have the recovered artifacts from the USS Monitor (engine, turret, & various bits) plus even some things from the former USS Merrimack, the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia. This huge wing of the museum, The USS Monitor Center, features a full scale outdoor mock-up of the Monitor, a full scale bow section of the Virginia (you can enter the casement), a mock-up of the turret on the sea-floor, a mock-up of the turret as designed, lots of excellent multimedia interpretive displays, etc. Here are some photos to whet your appetite. link Plus some from the Norfolk Naval Shipyard Trophy Park. link |
| darthfozzywig | 11 Aug 2016 9:44 a.m. PST |
I used to go there when I was little. I loved that place! Hope to go back one day with my own children. :) |
| abelp01 | 11 Aug 2016 10:32 a.m. PST |
Great museum! Used to visit it every chance I had when I lived up there. |
Ed Mohrmann  | 11 Aug 2016 1:20 p.m. PST |
Last there about 4 years ago. Really need to return. |
| Mako11 | 11 Aug 2016 2:17 p.m. PST |
Went there as a youngster. A really interesting place, definitely worth putting on your calendar to visit. |
| vagamer63 | 11 Aug 2016 4:49 p.m. PST |
Shameless Plug Here! If you're planning on attending the "Guns of August" Show in Williamsburg, VA, two weeks from now it would be the perfect time to make a side trip to the Mariner's Museum just down the road in Newport News, VA!! |
martin goddard  | 12 Aug 2016 2:30 a.m. PST |
A good museum, your visit was on a nice day too. I must warn visitors to check the opening times, as they sometimes close on random days too!
martin
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| John the Greater | 15 Aug 2016 6:43 a.m. PST |
A fine museum. I make a point of dropping in when I have to go to Virginia Beach. |
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looks at some new terrain products, which use space age technology!
