Plan your Visit to the Virginia Living Museum
View endangered red wolves. Get up close to a loggerhead turtle and moon jellies. See fish with no eyes and frogs that change colors. Touch live spider crabs and fossilized dinosaur tracks. It’s all at the Virginia Living Museum, Newport News, where living exhibits depict Virginia’s natural heritage from the mountains to the sea. The Museum introduces visitors to more than 250 living species native to Virginia through exhibits, discovery centers and interactive hands-on exhibits.
The Museum is located at 524 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Newport News, VA, just 2 miles off I-64 at Exit 258A.
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Museum Hours Hours
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Summer (Memorial Day to Labor Day)
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9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Daily
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Winter (Labor Day to Memorial Day)
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9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
noon to 5 p.m.
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Monday - Saturday
Sunday
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Thanksgiving, Dec. 24, 24, Jan. 1
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Closed
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General Admission Prices Prices
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Adult (Ages 13+)
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Child (Ages 3-12)
(Children 2 & under - free)
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Museum
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$17.00
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$13.00
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Museum & Planetarium
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$21.00
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$17.00
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Virginia Living Museum Members
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Museum
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FREE
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FREE
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Planetarium
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Voucher/$2
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Voucher/$2
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Behind the Scenes &
Animal Confidential
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$10 plus Museum
Admission
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$10 plus Museum
Admission
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The Virginia Living Museum does not participate in the AZA reciprocal admission program.
We do participate in the ASTC Passport Program. Some restrictions apply.
The Virginia Living Museum is completely handicapped accessible. Complimentary wheelchairs are available upon request. Museum specimens and other items in four Discovery Centers are of particular interest to visitors with low vision. Braille guides to items in the Discovery Centers are available for loan at the Admission Desk.
The Virginia Living Museum provides FREE parking in our extensive parking lots adjacent to the museum. There is also ample parking for buses in our secondary parking lot (the first parking lot as you enter the museum grounds)
Come to the admissions desk with a MILITARY PHOTO ID and receive 10% off a general membership!