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Virginia Living Museum

Description

The Virginia Living Museum, its pond, forest, and grounds offer a chance to see 200 different species of native wildlife. Visitors can get up close to photograph and view wildlife in the wild or in the museum’s exhibits. Exhibits allow close-up views of Bald Eagle, bobcat, Cedar Waxwing, Eastern Screech-Owl, Hooded Merganser, otter, and beaver, to name a few. The Museum’s natural habitat attracts warblers, woodland birds, waterfowl, Osprey, and more according to the season. The Living Museum features a native wildlife park, aquariums, living natural history exhibits, planetarium, observatory, indoor and outdoor aviaries, children’s learning garden, outdoor classroom, boardwalk at the pond’s edge, easy-to-walk woodland trail, backyard habitat display, and native botanical garden.

Wildlife Sightings

101 species have been reported at this site to date.

Birds Recently Seen at Virginia Living Museum:

  • Red-shouldered Hawk
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker
  • Acadian Flycatcher
  • American Crow
  • Carolina Chickadee
  • Tufted Titmouse
  • Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
  • Carolina Wren
  • Swainson's Thrush
  • American Robin

Recent Checklists:

Date# of SpeciesSubmitted By
10 May 202614Wendy Scott
3 May 202624Jason Strickland
1 May 20262Jason Strickland
25 Apr 202615Jason Strickland
17 Apr 202611Larry Hose

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Amenities & Accessibility

Amenities

  • On-site Parking
  • Restrooms
  • Birdability Report Available

Other Amenities: Interpretive Program/Events

Accessibility Considerations

This location has a Birdability Site Review available

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Maps & Directions

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Physical Address: 524 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Newport News, VA 23601

From I-64, exit onto US-17 S/J Clyde Morris Blvd, continue straight onto Avenue of the Arts/J Clyde Morris Blvd, turn left onto Deer Park Entrance and follow it to the parking area.

Managed By:

  • City of Newport News

Access Requirements:

  • Fee, Daily

Contact Information:

  • Phone: 757-595-1900
  • Email: reservations@thevlm.org
  • Visit Website
  • Sites, or portions of sites, can be closed periodically for management activities. Please always check the site’s website for additional information prior to visiting.

About the VBWT

The Virginia Bird and Wildlife Trail is a network of over 600 greenspaces and blueways throughout the Commonwealth selected for their wildlife viewing potential. Walk a nature trail, paddle a river, or enjoy a scenic overlook and you’ll soon see why Virginia is a premier destination for birding and wildlife viewing.

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