World-class attractions, over 30 public parks, lots of
annual fairs, festivals and special events, as well as
great places to golf, dine, shop and spend the night are
all part of your vacation in Newport News.
Best of all, we have a variety of activities
for every family member, especially the young and young
at heart. Ready for a little outdoor soft adventure? At
over 8,000 acres, Newport News Park is the largest municipal
park east of the Mississippi River, with plenty of outdoor
recreation opportunities, including camping, hiking, biking,
canoeing, floral gardens, disc golf, fishing, archery,
nature programs, paddleboats and two 18-hole golf courses.
Or you might try to catch a Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab or
one of many varieties of saltwater fish found in the mighty
five-mile-wide James River.
History comes alive at our battle re-enactments, where
you and your family can talk to a soldier from the past,
or at The Mariners' Museum, where you can sit in an aircraft
carrier ready room or touch a piece of decking from the
USS Monitor. Or, you just might hear a few plantation tales
or learn about one's heritage when you visit one of our
restored historic homes, Endview Plantation, Lee Hall Mansion
and The Newsome House Museum & Cultural Center. Our
nation's military heritage is told through the thousands
of artifacts at the Virginia War Museum, including a section
of the Berlin Wall, one of General Colin Powell's Desert
Storm uniforms and President's Harry Truman's World War
I helmet.
The Virginia Living Museum has many special programs and
activities, including a touch tank with starfish, hermit
crabs and other marine creatures. Their newly expanded
outdoor nature trail takes you across Deer Park Lake and
up into the trees to view native Virginia animals in natural
habitats. Plus, who could resist the jeeps, trucks, and
tanks - even a "flying saucer" at the fascinating U.S.
Army Transportation Museum; or the goats, sheep, llama
and other cuddly animals at the S.P.C.A. Petting Zoo?
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