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Portsmouth Virginia Tourism

Portsmouth is a quaint historic seaport city located on the world’s largest and deepest natural harbor. It is a great place to stop and rest along the Inter-coastal Waterway at Mile Marker Zero.

Here boaters have easy access to the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay. Anyone can amble along the famous seawall, and catch a pedestrian ferry to Norfolk across the Elizabeth River.

Olde Towne Portsmouth is a history lovers dream come true. In a single square mile, the Olde Towne Historic District chronicles 300 years of history in one of the largest collections of antique homes in the South.

Highlights of the city include: The Children’s Museum of Virginia, Courthouse Art Gallery, Naval Shipyard Museum, Lighthship Museum, The luxurious restored 1945 Art Deco-style Commodore Theater which shows first run movies while serving light dinners. NTELOS Pavilion which is comparable in size and sound quality to Wolf Trap in NOVA. The business district is full of beautiful, unique restaurants and antique venues. There are many tours to enjoy which include the historic Ghost walk in October, the Candlelight Home tour in December, the Virginia Garden tour in April, Olde Towne Lantern tour, and the self-guided Path of History. Portsmouth is a 20-minute drive from Virginia Beach, and less than hour from The Historic Triangle of Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown.