Portsmouth is an independent city located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. It is situated on the southeastern side of the state, along the Elizabeth River, opposite the city of Norfolk. Portsmouth has a rich history and offers several attractions and points of interest. As of the 2020 census, the population was 97,915.
Hill House Museum is a historic home in Portsmouth, Virginia furnished entirely with family belongings from the 19th and 20th centuries, collected through generations, and left in their original places. Discover the story behind the Hill House Museum through the history of the family who lived there for over a hundred and fifty years.
In 1989, the Lightship PORTSMOUTH was designated a National Historic Landmark. Now a museum, the ship’s quarters are fitted out with period accessories, photographs, models, and other maritime artifacts.
Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center is devoted to offering quality educational, cultural and aesthetic experiences in the arts through rotating visual art exhibits, lectures, classes and performances.
The Children’s Museum of Virginia is a place where families and caregivers with children ages 1-11 are encouraged to imagine, explore, and discover together through play. Children step inside a world where bubbles grow bigger than they are, where the forces of energy electrify and spark their imagination, where they can be a farmer, a banker, a scientist, a stargazer and more.
Portsmouth Olde Town Historic District is a charming historic district in the heart of Hampton Roads where visitors near and far come to enjoy the incredible eateries, entertainment, and one-of-a-kind shops.
The Jewish Museum & Cultural Center houses artifacts and exhibits that reflect the history of the Hampton Roads Jewish community. On display is an eighteenth-century Torah Schroll rescued from a synagogue in Trebic, Czechoslovakia. That synagogue was a victim of the Holocaust.
The Lightship Portsmouth Museum is located in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. The museum is housed in the historic Lightship Portsmouth, which served as a floating lighthouse and navigational aid on the waters of the Chesapeake Bay from 1915 to 1964.
