Zoo
Virginia Living Museum
🇺🇸 United States
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 17 spp. present
The Virginia Living Museum is an open-air museum located in Newport News, Virginia that has many living exhibits of Virginia's indigenous species. The exhibits include aspects of an aquarium, science center, aviary, botanical preserve and planetarium. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
37.055° N 76.489° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
Medium
Species present
17
speciesOpened
1966
Size
—
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 9:00–17:00
Getting there
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
CR
Red Wolf
Canis rufus
LC
Pine Snake
Pituophis melanoleucus
EN
Red Panda
Ailurus fulgens
Before you go
Where is Virginia Living Museum?
United States
Virginia Living Museum is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States. Its coordinates are 37.055° N, 76.489° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Shenandoah National Park, about 245 km away.
What animals can you see at Virginia Living Museum?
17 species
Citizen-science photos record 17 species at Virginia Living Museum, including Green Treefrog, Spotted Turtle, Red Wolf, Pine Snake and Timber Rattlesnake. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Virginia Living Museum in the wild?
Green Treefrog: Congaree National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Virginia Living Museum also live in the parks and cities we cover: Green Treefrog (about 30% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Congaree National Park), Timber Rattlesnake (about 30% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Shenandoah National Park) and Common Box Turtle (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Shenandoah National Park).
Does Virginia Living Museum charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Virginia Living Museum lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When is Virginia Living Museum open?
Every day · 9:00–17:00
According to its open map listing, Virginia Living Museum is open Every day · 9:00–17:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Virginia Living Museum open?
Opened 1966
Virginia Living Museum, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1966, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 17 species are photographed there.
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Sources: Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · the centre's official website