Watermen's Museum, Yorktown

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The Watermen's Museum is a museum in Yorktown, Virginia. It documents the history of Chesapeake Bay 'watermen', from pre-colonial to modern times. ()

Coordinates: 37°14'21"N, 76°30'38"W

Address

309 Water StYorktown 23690-2200 United States

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+1 757-887-2641

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Watermen's Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge, Thomas Nelson House, Gloucester Point Archaeological District, Grace Church.

~500 ftE
Bridge
George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge, Yorktown
3 min walk • The George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge is a double swing bridge that spans the York River between Yorktown and Gloucester Point, in the United States state of Virginia. It connects the Peninsula and Middle Peninsula regions of Tidewater, Virginia.
0.4 miSE
Museum, History museum, Georgian architecture
Thomas Nelson House, Yorktown
11 min walk • Thomas Nelson House is an historic Colonial home in Yorktown, Virginia. It was built around 1730 and held by generations of the Nelson family through the Revolutionary War. After years in private ownership, it was designated as a National Historic Landmark and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.
0.7 miNE
Archaeological site
Gloucester Point Archaeological District, Yorktown
19 min walk • The Gloucester Point Archaeological District is a site at the tip of Gloucester Point, Virginia. The district includes the historic center of colonial Gloucestertown, as well as military sites from both the American Revolutionary War and the American Civil War.
~1510 ftSE
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Greek Revival architecture
Grace Church, Yorktown
8 min walk • Grace Church is a historic Episcopal church and cemetery at Route 1003 and Main Street in Yorktown, Virginia. It was built in 1697 and later updated with a Greek Revival style. Thomas Nelson, Jr. a signer of the Declaration of Independence and other pre-Revolution Founding Fathers attended the church.
~1990 ftS
Museum, History museum
Old Custom House, Yorktown
10 min walk • The Old Custom House is a historic customs house located at Yorktown, York County, Virginia. It was built in 1721, and is a 2 1/2-story brick Colonial building with a hipped roof. It has a corbeled brick interior end chimney. An extensive restoration project was undertaken by Richmond architect W. Duncan Lee in 1929.
~910 ftSE
37°14'18"N • 76°30'28"W
Riverwalk Landing, Yorktown
5 min walk • Park, Shopping
0.4 miSE
Archaeological site
Sessions-Pope-Sheild House, Yorktown
11 min walk • The Sessions–Pope–Sheild House, also known as Sessions House or Sheild House, is a historic home located at Yorktown, York County, Virginia. It was built in 1691, and is a 1 1/2-story, five bay by two bay, brick Southern Colonial dwelling. It has a clipped gable roof with dormers. It has two "T"-shaped end chimney.
~1970 ftS
37°14'3"N • 76°30'30"W
York County Historical Museum, Yorktown
10 min walk • Museum, History museum

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Which popular attractions are close to Watermen's Museum?

Nearby attractions include George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge, Yorktown (3 min walk), Riverwalk Landing, Yorktown (5 min walk), Grace Church, Yorktown (8 min walk), York County Historical Museum, Yorktown (10 min walk).