Portsmouth

Portsmouth is in Virginia, within the United States of America.

Understand

Portsmouth was founded in 1752 during the days of the Virginia Colony and named after Portsmouth, England. Situated on prime land where the Elizabeth River meets the James and empties into the Chesapeake Bay, its shipyard has always been of strategic importance, from its nascent beginning up through the Civil War and on to today.

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

• 1 Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum.  
• 2 Fresnel Lens Pavilion. An 1896 first order Fresnel lens on display in a 16-foot pavilion. (updated Oct 2019)
• 3 Lightship Portsmouth.  
• 4 Hill House Museum. (updated Oct 2019)
• 5 Children's Museum of Virginia. (updated Oct 2019)
• 6 Visual Arts Center at Tidewater Community College. (updated Oct 2019)
• 7 Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center. (updated Oct 2019)
• 8 Railroad Museum of Virginia. (updated Oct 2019)
• 9 Jewish Museum & Cultural Center. (updated Oct 2019)
• 10 Portsmouth Colored Community Library Museum. (updated Oct 2019)
• 11 Paradise Creek Nature Park. 
• 12 Portsmouth City Park. A 93-acre landscaped park that includes a nine-hole executive golf course and a walkway along the Elizabeth River. 
• 13 Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve. Virginia’s only urban wildlife preserve. (updated Oct 2019)

• Olde Towne Public House, 467 Court St, ☏ +1 757-966-1229. (updated Jul 2021)

Eat

• Barons Pub, 500 High St, ☏ +1 757-399-4840. Live music daily. (updated Jul 2021)

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. (updated Jul 2021)

Sleep

• 1 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