# The Mariners' Museum > Place to go for families in the Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk area (VA / NC). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Museum open daily 9 am–5 pm; park and trail 6 am–6 pm - Where: The Mariners' Museum and Park, 100 Museum Dr, Newport News, VA 23606 - Ages: All ages - Price: Museum admission $1 per person; members free - Schedule: Museum open daily 9 am–5 pm; park and trail 6 am–6 pm - Organizer: The Mariners' Museum and Park - Official page: https://www.marinersmuseum.org/ - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/the-mariners-museum--listing-6868e2579ecdf8ed19f8fcca ## About A Newport News maritime museum whose indoor galleries tell stories of mariners and the sea, including the USS Monitor Center. Museum admission is $1 per person, members are free, and parking throughout the museum and park is free. The Explorers Theater and a For Kids section of the site add family activities. The 550-acre Mariners' Park and its Noland Trail around Mariners' Lake are free. ## Similar picks in Virginia Beach - [Night of the Living Museum](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/night-of-the-living-museum--listing-1373a7c98115bb7a6f9b34bf) — Sat, Oct 24 (+1 more date) · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Virginia Living Museum, Newport News · From $17 · checked Oct 24. A family-friendly, not-scary Halloween evening at the Virginia Living Museum in Newport News. Children in costume follow a trail of treat stations through the museum after dark… - [Bug-tacular! at the Virginia Living Museum](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/bug-tacular-at-the-virginia-living-museum--listing-26c3a0ac155fd06c5431723d) — Oct 24 – Oct 25 · 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Virginia Living Museum, Newport News · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. A weekend celebration of insects, arachnids and other creepy crawlies at the Virginia Living Museum. Local community partners set up displays where families get a close look at… - [Suffolk Seaboard Station Railroad Museum](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/suffolk-seaboard-station-railroad-museum--listing-2514cc1d308ccaad4687c246) — Sunday–Wednesday 1–5 pm; Thursday–Saturday 11 am–5 pm; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas… · Suffolk Seaboard Station Railroad Museum · All ages · checked Oct 24. A restored 1885 Queen Anne-style train station on Suffolk's Main Street. Its highlight for kids is a two-room HO-scale model of Suffolk in 1907, built by the Tidewater Division… - [Children's Museum of Virginia](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/children-s-museum-of-virginia--listing-d4605f1baeb9ba8bdd236fa6) — Wed–Sun 9 am–4 pm; closed Mondays and Tuesdays · Children's Museum of Virginia, Portsmouth · Paid · checked Oct 24. A hands-on museum for children in Olde Towne Portsmouth, in its High Street home since 2011. According to the city tourism office, exhibits let children make bubbles bigger than… - [Military Aviation Museum](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/military-aviation-museum--listing-eea4a53ff33233da922433a5) — Open daily 9 am–5 pm; closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day; free guided tours 10:30 am… · Military Aviation Museum · All ages · From $10 · checked Oct 24. A collection of restored World War I and World War II aircraft in rural Virginia Beach, many of which still fly. The planes take unscheduled flights through the week, and Summer… - [Bay Lab Exploration at First Landing State Park](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/bay-lab-exploration-at-first-landing-state-park--listing-8b0a2e782f96f3a161d1996d) — Sun, Oct 25 (+1 more date) · 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM · First Landing State Park (Bay Lab, Main Visitor Center) · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. An open-house afternoon in the Bay Lab inside First Landing State Park's Main Visitor Center, where families learn about the Chesapeake Bay through the animals that live in it… ## More for families - [This weekend in Virginia Beach](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/this-weekend.md) - [Things to do with kids in Virginia Beach](https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach.md)