One Waterside Drive

Norfolk, VA 23510

757-322-3108  

Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 10am – 5pm, Sunday, noon – 5pm.  Closed Monday and Tuesday

Admission Free

Located next to Nauticus, The National Maritime Center, the USS Wisconsin is the largest and last battleship ever built by the U.S. Navy. Explore its deck through a self-guided or audiotape tour that will take you back in time to experience this majestic ship that earned five battle stars during World War II.

Cannonball Trail

401 East Freemason Street (Start of walking tour)
Norfolk, VA   23510

757-664-6620  

Hours: Open year round, 24 hours a day

Admission Free

Hike the Cannonball Trail, a self-guided downtown walking tour where you'll wind your way through 400 years of Norfolk's History. Let the signs be your guide. 

Civil War Trail

Norfolk, VA 23510

757-664-6620  

Hours: Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Admission Free

Norfolk is a participant in the Virginia Civil War Trails program, an effort that links over 200 Civil War sites located throughout the Commonwealth. Visitors can trace Norfolk's Civil War heritage by following the Civil War Trails around the city. Sites include Fort Norfolk, the historic Freemason District, and the Black Civil War Memorial - the South's only commemoration of black Union troops. 

Historic Fort Norfolk

Front Street
Norfolk, VA  23510

757-625-1720  

Hours: Call for additional information

Admission Charged

Fort Norfolk is the last remaining of 19 harbor-front forts authorized in 1794 by President George Washington. Stepping through the fort's arched entryway transports visitors to another era. The fort's four-acre site overlooks the Elizabeth River and includes earthwork embankments, ramparts, a dungeon, officers' quarters, powder magazine, barracks, and guardhouse. Most structures in the fort date to 1810.

Nauticus, The National Maritime Center

One Waterside Drive
Norfolk, VA  23510

757-664-1000  

Hours: Open daily, call for hours of operation

Admission Charged

A fun and exciting interactive science and technology center exploring the power of the sea. It features more than 150 exhibits including computer and video interactives, films on a giant screen, exotic aquatic life, touch pools, shark petting, national-caliber traveling exhibits, and the Hampton Roads Naval Museum. Battleship USS Wisconsin is berthed alongside.

Naval Station Norfolk

9079 Hampton Boulevard
Norfolk, VA   23505

757-444-7955  

Hours: Varies by season, call for exact schedule

Admission Charged

Home port to more than 75 ships and 100 aircraft of the Atlantic Fleet, Naval Station Norfolk is the world's largest naval installation. The Naval Station Norfolk offers 45 minute bus tours which are conducted by Navy personnel, passing giant aircraft carriers, destroyers, submarines, frigates, amphibious assault ships and one of the busiest airfields. The tour also passes historic homes from the 1907 Jamestown Exposition. 

Victory Rover Naval Cruises

Docked at Nauticus, One Waterside Drive
Norfolk, VA   23510

757-627-7406  

Hours: Varies by season, departs daily at 2pm

Admission Charged

Experience the newest and fastest way to see the World's Largest Naval installation aboard this unique navy-themed vessel.  

Virginia Zoological Park

3500 Granby Street
Norfolk, VA   23504

757-624-9937  

Hours: Open daily 10am - 5pm, Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day

Admission Charged

With over 350 animals including the new 10-acre Okavango African habitat, Reptile and Nocturnal Gallery, Barnyard and Botanical Gardens throughout, a day of discovery awaits your guests as they enter Virginia Zoo.

Nearby Attractions

Busch Gardens Williamsburg

One Busch Gardens Boulevard
Williamsburg, VA   23187

800-343-7946  

Hours: Vary by season, call for additional information

Admission Charged

Take a journey to the unexpected at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, where 17th-century charm combines with 21st-century technology to create the ultimate family experience. Busch Gardens boasts more than 50 thrilling rides and attractions, ten main stage shows, a wide variety of award-winning cuisine and world-class shops.