Watermen's Museum

We were spending a couple of days in Yorktown and found this gem on Tripadvisor. The museum is small but inexpensive, and we went through it fairly quickly. The big plus of our visit was when we met Bubba in the ship building shed. He spoke to us about the museum, and about how he got interested in archaeology, which made an impression on my recently graduated 18 year old daughter. We also wandered around the site, saw the little booths near the windmill, and took pictures of the windmill itself. Overall, a very pleasant experience, and Bubba had a lot to do with it. Thanks, Bubba!

My daughter and her troop worked on her eagle project this morning. Oyster castle installation provided by Allied Concrete. She received great support. I appreciate the Waterman's Museum and their dedication to the scout program and community.

Director of education Mike was a great source of info. Thank you for letting us into the windmill and wood shop. We will definitely be back again soon!

This museum is a hidden gem! We were the only ones in the place most of the time while we were there and the gentleman there was extremely friendly. He explained to us a lot of history of the Chesapeake Bay and Captain John Smith (no, the real one) and Blackbeard and all sorts of other info about the area around Yorktown and the Watermen's history. All of that (and more) is there and scores of model ships that are made in the museum. Also, since I am in the military, I showed him my ID card and got in for free. This was a great experience!

Great little museum of the history of the Yorktown area. First floor viewing only, but full of artifacts. Friendly and courteous staff small admission fee.