This Federal style home was built by Colonel Demsey Watts. Congressman Henry Clay, Chief Black Hawk and President Andrew Jackson have all been entertained here. When Blackhawk was brought here Captain Watts took him to the Navy Yard to see the battleship New York in Dry Dock 1....
Every First Friday from April to October, Concerts in the Courtyard brings a FREE night of great music accompanied by free admission to the Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center. Enjoy an adult beverage while you dance your way into the weekend! You can also shop at the Sunset...
Enjoy a stroll along the Seawall and the Elizabeth River Boardwalk and take in beautiful views at any time of day. Here you can find LOVE, and the perfect photo spot! Our little branch of the Elizabeth River has played a huge part in the history of our...
Author Allie Marie grew up in Virginia and lived and worked in Portsmouth for many years. She writes a series of novels that are set in Olde Towne where ghosts from the 18th century haunt three modern-day women to uncover old family secrets. If you enjoy, history, ghost...
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, or a star gazer. The Children's Museum is a fun place for children to imagine, explore...
The mural of Commodore James Barron (1768 - 1851) was sponsored by the non-profit group Support Portsmouth Public Art with a matching grant from the Portsmouth Museum and Fine Arts Commission. It was painted by local artist Sam Welty in 2015. Commodore Barron commanded a number of famous...
When you visit the Children's Museum of Virginia you will see a bronze statue entitled "I've Been Kissed" created by artist Pokey Park set on a boulder donated by Superior Marble and Stone. This handsome toad was installed in 2011 by the local non-profit group, Support Portsmouth Public Art...
The mural "Speckled Trout" was painted by Sam Welty and commissioned by the local non-profit Support Portsmouth Public Art with a matching grant from the Portsmouth Museum and Fine Arts Commission. This trout is a member of the drum family that thrives in the warm water and numerous shallow...
Richard Dale was the premier Commandant of one of the nation's first shipyards, now known as the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth. Dale was captured five times by the British during the Revolutionary War and escaped all five times. He also served as John Paul Jones' Second in...
The Spanish American War Monument commemorates the Portsmouth men who served in Cuba and the Philippines during the Spanish-American War from 1898-1902.
