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U.S. Army Transportation Museum
300 Washington Blvd
Fort Eustis Army Base
Newport News, VA 23604
Phone: (757) 878-1115
Fax: (757) 878-5656
Opens: 9:00:00 AM
Closes: 4:30:00 PM
Children Welcome

The United States Army Transportation Museum is the only museum dedicated to depicting the history of Army Transportation. The story of the Army's Transportation Corps, from horse-drawn wagons to all-terrain armored vehicles, is told through exhibits, models, dioramas, and videos. Located on Fort Eustis, Virginia, home to the Army Transportation Corps, the museum features a 50,000 square foot main building and four outdoor parks. The Aviation Pavilion highlights army aviation with rotary and fixed wing aircraft. The Marine Park features vessels and amphibious craft, while the Cargo Yard contains trucks and other cargo handling equipment. The Rail Yard includes locomotives and other rail rolling stock from World War II, Korea, and the Cold War. Closed Mondays and all Federal Holidays.

Upper Wolfsnare
2040 Potters Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23454
Phone: (757) 491-3490
Opens: 12:00:00 PM
Closes: 4:00:00 PM
Admission Fee

This brick Georgian-style house was built in 1759 by Thomas Walke III, a prominent Princess Anne County gentryman. His son, Thomas Walke IV, inherited the house as a boy and later voted to ratify the U.S. Constitution as one of two representatives from Princess Anne County at the 1788 Virginia Constitutional Convention. The house is owned and operated by the Princess Anne County/Virginia Beach Historical Society and offers many insights into life in the latter half of the 18th century. Tour length is 30-60 minutes. Bus Parking. The house is open to the public on Wednesdays in July and August.

Victory Arch
25th Street & West Avenue
Newport News, VA 23607
Phone: (757) 247-8451
Fax: (757) 247-2620

Originally built in 1919, returning WWI troops disembarked from ships and marched through the arch in victory parades. Today the arch serves as a memorial with an eternal flame for all the men and women of the armed forces.

Village View Mansion House
221 Briggs Street
Emporia, VA 23847
Phone: (804) 634-2475

The house was built in the 1790s for James Wall, and has been home to the Wall, Land and Briggs families. During the Civil War, the front parlor of the house served as the site of a council of war for Generals W.H.F. Lee, Wade Hampton and Matthew Butler. In the late 19th century, rooms in the house, as well as dependencies, served as a doctor's office, a dentist's office, an apothecary and a boys academy. Today the restored house, with its collection of historic furnishings, reflects the rural family life of Southside Virginia in the 1830s. The numerous original features -- including the distinctive fanlight over the front entrance, the handcarved mantels, decorative molding, hardwood floors and massive hand-hewn beams -- offer a glimpse of the elegance and durable vitality of the plantation.

Virginia Dinosaur Museum
25th & Atlantic Ave.
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Phone: (757) 422-1742

Amphitheater features five automated dinosaurs and a 40-minute movie about dinosaurs.

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