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River Front Park

Portsmouth, Virginia, USA

River Front Park

Length6 mi
Elev. Gain154.2 ft
Est. Steps14000
Created by LadyA
Introduction
River Front Park is a 6 mile (14,000-step) route located near Portsmouth, Virginia, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 154.2 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Confederate Monument (Portsmouth, Virginia)

Historical
The Confederate Monument in Portsmouth, Virginia, was built between 1876 and 1881. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1997.The monument is a 35-foot obelisk of North Carolina granite. It is located at the town square of Portsmouth, on Court Street at the corner of High Street.

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum

Tourist Attraction
The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum and the associated Lightship Museum are located on the downtown Portsmouth, Virginia, United States waterfront. The museum covers the 250+ year relationship with the shipyard - America's oldest and largest naval shipyard located on the Portsmouth Waterfront. The city and the shipyard have been intertwined since the founding of the Gosport Shipyard in 1767, which was later renamed Norfolk Navy Yard and finally Norfolk Naval Shipyard.

United States lightship Portsmouth (LV-101)

Tourist Attraction
United States Lightship 101, known as Portsmouth, was first stationed at Cape Charles, Virginia. Today she is at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum in Portsmouth, Virginia. Portsmouth never had a lightship station; however, when the vessel was dry docked there as a museum, she took on the pseudonym Portsmouth.

Children's Museum of Virginia

Tourist Attraction
The Children's Museum of Virginia is the largest children's museum in the state of Virginia. It is located in the heart of Olde Town Portsmouth at 221 High Street. The Children's Museum of Virginia highlights:Life size tug boat for children to play withBubble play areaLife size houseLancaster train area for the little ones to play with trainsAn exhibit that allows children to learn how food goes from farm to house

Downtown Tunnel

Place
The Downtown Tunnel on Interstate 264 crosses the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River in the South Hampton Roads area of Virginia, US. It links the independent City of Portsmouth with the independent City of Norfolk. In conjunction with the Berkley Bridge, the Downtown Tunnel connects to Interstate 464 to the City of Chesapeake and a continuation I-264 to the downtown and Waterside areas of Norfolk, and on to Virginia Beach.

Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District

Building
Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District, is a national historic district located at Portsmouth, Virginia. It encompasses 89 buildings. It is located in the primarily residential section of Portsmouth and includes a notable collection of Federal and Greek Revival style townhouses, known as "basement houses." Other notable buildings include the Watts House (1799), Grice-Neeley House (circa 1820), Ball-Nivison House (1752), Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church (1857), St.

Cedar Grove Cemetery (Portsmouth, Virginia)

Place
Cedar Grove Cemetery is a historic public cemetery located at Portsmouth, Virginia. It was established by an act of the Virginia General Assembly in 1832. The cemetery contains more than 400 graves with monuments dating from the late 1700s to the present. Its memorial markers include small tablets, ledgerstones, obelisks, columnar monuments and mausoleums.

Union Bank & Trust Pavilion

Building
The Atlantic Union Bank Pavilion (originally the nTelos Pavilion) is an outdoor amphitheater in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States.The venue produces and presents a broad spectrum of concerts and events connects audiences to the inspirational power of music and helps new generations of listeners discover the wonder of music and live performance.

Pythian Castle (Portsmouth, Virginia)

Place
The Pythian Castle is a historic 3-story brick and stone Knights of Pythias building located at 610-612 Court Street in Portsmouth, Virginia. Built between 1897 and 1898 for the Atlantic Lodge, Knights of Pythias, it was designed by architect Edward Overman in the Romanesque Revival style of architecture.

St. Paul's Catholic Church (Portsmouth, Virginia)

Building
St. Paul's Catholic Church is a historic Roman Catholic church located in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. It is a compact Gothic Revival style, cruciform plan church. It is constructed of load-bearing masonry walls clad in quarry-faced granite. The church was designed by John Peebles (1876-1934) in 1897, and dedicated in 1905.
Route Details

Length

6 mi

Elev. Gain

154.2 ft

Est. Steps

14000
Created by
LadyA
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