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Visitor tip
Don't miss the International Small Craft Center - visitors specifically highlight this as a must-see exhibit featuring diverse and unique small boats that shouldn't be overlooked
Visitor tip
Start your visit by heading right from the entrance to the ticket counter, then explore the discovery age exhibits before moving to the ironclad USS Monitor and CSS Virginia exhibits - this creates a logical historical flow
Visitor tip
Participate in the scavenger hunt activity mentioned frequently by visitors - it's an engaging way to explore exhibits and works well for families with children
About The Mariners' Museum and Park
Maritime history & the USS Monitor. Remains of the ironclad USS Monitor anchor this extensive museum exploring global maritime history.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Natural History Museum
- Highlights
- USS Monitor, Civil War artifacts, Explorers collection
- Setting
- Museum and Park (one of nation's largest privately owned parks, free and open to public)
What visitors say
Came in thinking it was a small place, BOY WAS I WRONG! As you walk in, to the right there is the cafe, the gift shop, and then the ticketing counter. The tickets are only a dollar! For such a big museum, that is an awesome price! To…
Very fun, informative, and historical. There were some roof leaks, including one that apparently wasn’t caught yet and dripped on me (it’s along the wall the ramp into the Virginia construction area runs). For all that, though, it was a…
Amazing museum. I learned a lot. Incredible atmosphere, very clean and professional. And the $1 entry?? Sublime. So happy I finally made it out here! I loved being able to see all the item storage. It made the experience more authentic.
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Did You Know?
- The Mariners' Park is one of the nation's largest privately owned and maintained parks, free and open to the public
- Admission tickets cost only $1, making it one of the most affordable major museums for its extensive collection and size
- The museum features remains of the USS Monitor, the historic ironclad warship that revolutionized naval warfare during the Civil War, including its preserved engine, cannons, and turret
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