The Mariners' Museum and Park
The Mariners’ Museum and Park connects people to the world’s waters because that is how we are connected to one another.
As stewards of one of the world’s most extensive maritime collections, The Mariners’ Museum and Park is committed to the preservation and conservation of more than 32,000 objects and several million library and archive materials. Designated by Congress as America’s National Maritime Museum, the Museum provides access to the collection through exhibitions, educational programs, loans, publications, and online media. The 550-acre Mariners’ Park is home to the 167-acre Mariners’ Lake, 5-mile Noland Trail, iconic Lions Bridge, and our “living collection”: the forest, water, and wildlife that we proudly steward, as well.
The Museum’s signature $1 admission price is a symbol – it represents our mission and purpose, and serves as a reminder that through our shared connection to the world’s waters, we are ONE city, ONE region, ONE nation and ONE world.
Viking Exploration
The Checkered Civil War Service of Captain Charles Wilkes
The Ming Treasure Fleet
What Is Accessible Storage
Exploration and Ancient Religions
Exploration in the Ancient World
Blessing or Curse? The Capture and Destruction of USS Eastport
Three Times Unlucky: Rear Admiral Thomas O. Selfridge JR.
Monitor After Action Report: Lt. William Jeffers VS John Ericsson
What Could Have Happened? Union Flotilla Tries to Capture Richmond
The History of Conserving Monitor's Turret
The Voice of the Monitor
From Glory to Forgotten: The Last Days of the Schooner America
Museum Mega Movers: The Walking Beam
The Failed Defense of the Tarheel State
The Battle That Changed Naval Warfare
From The Mariners' Archives: The Story of the S. S. United States
Commemorate the Battle of Hampton Roads at The Mariners' Museum and Park!
A Scanning Electron Microscope comes to The Mariners' Conservation Lab
A Fleet in Being: The Rise and Fall of the James River Squadron
Courage Under Fire: The Wounding and Recovery of Lieutenant John Worden
Eric Jay Dolin Presents: Left For Dead
The Big Guns of CSS Virginia
Precious Cargo: The Past, Present, and Future of the Museum's Collection
The Genius of John Ericsson
Master of Amphibious Operations: George Brinton McClellan
Admiral VS Admiral: The Battle of Mobile Bay
Let The River Flow Unvexed to the Sea: The Siege of Port Hudson
"Blood Is Thicker Than Water": Flag Officer Josiah Tattnall
Conserving USS Monitor's Skeg Assembly ✨ 🏗️