Jamestown Exposition, Norfolk

#107 among attractions in Norfolk

Neighbourhood

Map

Facts and practical information

The Jamestown Exposition was one of the many world's fairs and expositions that were popular in the United States in the early part of the 20th century. Commemorating the 300th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown in the Virginia Colony, it was held from April 26 to December 1, 1907, at Sewell's Point on Hampton Roads, in Norfolk, Virginia. It celebrated the first permanent English settlement in the present United States. In 1975, the 20 remaining exposition buildings were included on the National Register of Historic Places as a national historic district. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1907 (117 years ago)Coordinates: 36°57'8"N, 76°18'47"W

Address

Naval Station NorfolkNorfolk United States

ContactAdd

Social media

Add

Norfolk

Day trips

Jamestown Exposition – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ocean View Amusement Park, Fort Monroe, Chartway Arena, Old Point Comfort Marina.

3.4 miE
Amusement, Amusement park
Ocean View Amusement Park, Norfolk
88 min walk • Ocean View Amusement Park was an amusement park at the end of Granby Street at Ocean View Avenue in Norfolk, Virginia, opened on April 13, 1957 and operated by Jack L. Greenspoon and Dudley Cooper.
3.5 miN
History museum, Forts and castles
Fort Monroe, Hampton
89 min walk • Fort Monroe, managed by partnership between the Fort Monroe Authority for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the National Park Service as the Fort Monroe National Monument, and the City of Hampton, is a former military installation in Hampton, Virginia, at Old Point Comfort, the southern tip of the Virginia Peninsula, United States.
4.7 miS
Sport venue, Sport, Concerts and shows
Chartway Arena, Norfolk
121 min walk • Chartway Arena at the Ted Constant Convocation Center is a 219,330-square-foot, multi-purpose arena in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, on the campus of Old Dominion University. It is operated by Spectra Venue Management.
3.6 miN
37°0'18"N • 76°18'52"W
Old Point Comfort Marina, Hampton
93 min walk • Sailing, Marina
3.4 miN
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Old Point Comfort Light, Hampton
88 min walk • Old Point Comfort Light is a lighthouse located on the grounds of Fort Monroe in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay. It is the second oldest light in the bay and the oldest still in use. The lighthouse is owned and maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
0.5 miSW
Synagogue
Commodore Levy Chapel, Norfolk
13 min walk • The Commodore Levy Chapel, established in 1942 and renamed in 1959 in honor of Uriah P. Levy, is the United States Navy's oldest Jewish chapel, located at Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Virginia. It is part of a chapel complex in the Naval Station's Frazier Hall that also includes Catholic, Protestant, and Muslim Chapels.
3.5 miN
Church
Chapel of the Centurion, Hampton
90 min walk • The Chapel of the Centurion is the oldest continually used wooden military structure for religious services in the United States. It is located inside Fort Monroe, a former military installation located in Hampton, Virginia.
3.5 miE
36°56'46"N • 76°15'1"W
Ocean View Golf Course, Norfolk
90 min walk • Golf
3.4 miN
Forts and castles
Fort Algernon, Hampton
88 min walk • Fort Algernon was established in the fall of 1609 at the mouth of Hampton Roads at Point Comfort in the Virginia Colony. A strategic point for guarding the shipping channel leading from the Chesapeake Bay, Fort Monroe was built there beginning in the 1830s.
2.9 miS
36°54'37"N • 76°18'47"W
Hermitage Foundation Museum, Norfolk
74 min walk • Museum, History museum
2.3 miN
Island
Fort Wool
59 min walk • Fort Wool is a decommissioned island fortification located in the mouth of Hampton Roads, adjacent to the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel.