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Nauticus and the Hampton Roads Naval Museum
Date: Friday, Aug 7, 2025. (9:00 AM- 4:00 PM)
This tour is a Three-fer! These co-located activities pack as much nautical experience into one bus ride as possible.
Nauticus is a maritime discovery center located along the waterfront in downtown, Norfolk, VA. It is home to the battleship Wisconsin (BB-64) - Visitors can tour interior spaces as well as the impressive topside areas. The Nauticus center has multiple floors of exhibits offering a unique form of experiential learning for all ages. Please refer to www.nauticus.org for more information.
The Hampton Roads Naval Museum is an official U.S. Navy venue and as such, admission is free. It exhibits the history of the Navy from the perspective of Hampton Roads. Their website is: https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/hrnm.html. When you visit the website, click the “explore” tab to discover the temporary and permanent exhibits available.
Lunch can be purchased in the Nauticus café, or you can bring your own if you prefer.
Price: $45, including admission and round-trip bus transportation.
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Military Aviation Museum (MAM)
Date: Friday, Aug 7, 2025. (9:00 AM- 4:30 PM)
MAM is a superb collection of over 50 warbirds, from multiple countries, from both World Wars and into the Korean War. In addition to this extensive collection, most in a flying status aviation enthusiast will appreciate the vintage aircraft hangars, a British B-17 control tower, and a growing collection of artifacts. Because of the museum’s remote location, we will offer a pre-purchased Subway lunch option.
Lunch will consist of a 6 inch (~15 cm) sub sandwich (Turkey, Ham, Cold Cut Combo, Tuna), chips, cookie and water. Price is $15.00. If you prefer, you may “brown bag it” and bring your own lunch.
Price: $50, including admission and round-trip bus transportation.
Add $15.00 if you want your choice of Subway sandwich
Check out this absolute local gem at the following link https://www.militaryaviationmuseum.org for more information.
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Mariners Museum and USS Monitor Experience
Date: Thursday Aug 6, 2025.
The focus of this tour will be the USS Monitor and her artifacts at the world-class Mariners Museum. It will offer a behind the scenes look at the conservation of the recovered artifacts including the turret, engine, and 11-inch Dahlgren cannons. What can be observed more closely will depend on the conservation schedule. Attendees will be divided into two groups. Each group will:
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Conservation Lab tour
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Monitor Center tour
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Lunch (on-site cafe’) (pay on-site)
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A lecture on the Worthington Pump working replica built with 3D printing (60 minute with Q & A session)
There will be time for self-guided exploration of the rest of the museum - there is a lot to see. More information can be found at the following link https://www.marinersmuseum.org/
Price $45.00, Includes round trip bus transportation
