Plan your Visit
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.
Location
The Museum is located at 524 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Newport News, VA, just 2 miles off I-64 at Exit 258A.
GPS coordinates
37.070759, -76.480316
Museum Hours
Summer
(Memorial Day through Labor Day)
Daily: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Winter
(Labor Day to Memorial Day)
Monday - Saturday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday: 12 noon to 5 p.m.
Museum closed: Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Day
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General Admission 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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$15.00
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$12.00
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Museum & Planetarium
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$19.00
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$16.00
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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.
Wild Side Café
The Wild Side Café offers made-to-order hot and cold breakfast, lunch and snack items. The café is open every day, hours vary by the season.
Wild Things Museum Store
The Wild Things Museum Store offers unusual science and nature-related gifts catering to every taste and budget.
Abbitt Planetarium
In the Abbitt Planetarium, we show how Virginia is only a small part of the Earth, and how the people living on it relate to the environment of the universe around them.
Abbitt Observatory
In the Abbitt Observatory, we safely view the heavens with a variety of instruments, including our 16 inch Meade telescope.
Group Tours
The VLM welcomes your group! Our goal is to offer your clients memories that will last a lifetime, in addition to helping you with all the planning and details. We offer a fantastic 2-3 hour tour option to suit groups of all ages and up to 400 visitors at a time.
School Groups
The VLM offers a self-guided visit to school groups, plus hands-on classroom programs in the natural and space sciences. All classes are correlated to Virginia’s Standards of Learning (SOLs) and targeted to particular grade levels.
Find out about the animals and plants on exhibit at the Museum.