Portsmouth (Virginia)
Portsmouth is in Virginia, within the United States of America.
Get in
Portsmouth is primarily served by Norfolk Airport and to a lesser extent, Newport News/Williamsburg Airport.
By plane
- Norfolk International Airport (ORF IATA), 2200 Norview Ave (one mile east of Interstate 64 Exit 279), ☏ +1 757-857-3351. Non-stop flights to Norfolk Airport from the following cities (some cities may be seasonal or only offer service certain days of the week): Atlanta, Baltimore, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas Fort Worth, Detroit, Houston, Jacksonville, Las Vegas, Memphis, Miami, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Nashville, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, St Louis, Tampa and Washington.
- Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF IATA).
By boat
Take a ferry from Norfolk.
See
- 🌍 .
- 🌍 Fresnel Lens Pavilion. An 1896 first order Fresnel lens on display in a 16-foot pavilion.
- 🌍 Lightship Portsmouth.
- 🌍 Hill House Museum.
- 🌍 Children's Museum of Virginia.
- 🌍 Visual Arts Center at Tidewater Community College.
- 🌍 Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center.
- 🌍 Railroad Museum of Virginia.
- 🌍 Jewish Museum & Cultural Center.
- 🌍 Portsmouth Colored Community Library Museum.
- 🌍 Paradise Creek Nature Park.
- 🌍 Portsmouth City Park. A 93-acre landscaped park that includes a nine-hole executive golf course.
- 🌍 Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve. Virginia’s only urban wildlife preserve.
- Olde Towne Public House, 467 Court St, ☏ +1 757-966-1229.
Eat
- Barons Pub, 500 High St, ☏ +1 757-399-4840. Live music daily.
Drink
- Bier Garden, 438 High St, ☏ +1 757-393-6022. German classics pair with 300+ global brews in a traditional setting with a beer hall and garden.
Sleep
- 🌍 Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel and Waterfront Conference Center, 425 Water Street (In the heart of the historic district), ☏ +1 757 673-3000, toll-free: +1-888-839-1775, fax: +1 757 673-3030. Check-in: 4PM, check-out: noon. All guest rooms have views of the Elizabeth River. Foggy Point Bar & Grill, the hotel restaurant, serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Go next
- Norfolk, just across the Elizabeth River
- Chesapeake
- Suffolk
- Virginia Beach
| Routes through Portsmouth |
| END ← Chesapeake ← | W E | → Norfolk → Virginia Beach |
| Fredericksburg ← Newport News ← | N S | → Chesapeake → Wilmington |
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