Watermen's Museum

A little gem in Yorktown!

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 B...

Good introduction to life near the water

Lots of information in a small space. Building was once an estate house. You can read the real estate agent’s description of the place (near the front door). One room still has beautiful, unusual curl...

Cheap entry and lots of potential

Great location on the trail from Yorktown to the battlefield and American Revolution Museum and next to the town. It appears to be a great idea 40 years ago and people had obviously done a lot of work...

Small but informative, Kid's scavenger hunt is good learning

Watermen’s museum In Yorktown - small museum but they pack in a lot, each section tells a good story, covers native people period through today, must see all the model ships. Our 6 and 8 year olds l...

A neat out of the way museum

A very interesting visit to learn about something that I knew very little about. The staff was very enthusiastic about their subject matter and the displays and good. The model ship builder was very i...