Free things to do in Newport News

Outdoors

York River State Park

Fresh & saltwater meet at this marshy estuarine park, which hosts fishing, boating & hiking.

Deer Park

Tradition Brewing Company

Outdoors

Greensprings Interpretive Trail

Arts & Culture

Ripley's Believe It or Not! Williamsburg

Museum with kitschy oddities on display, including shrunken human heads & rare animal skeletons.

Downtown

Victory Landing Park

Riverfront recreation site with walking & biking paths plus views of aircraft carriers & submarines.

River

Virginia War Museum

U.S. military history from 1775 to the present observed with exhibits spanning uniforms to cannons.

Deer Park

Deer Park Playground

Outdoors

Kiln Creek Park

Warwick

The Mariners' Museum and Park

Remains of the ironclad USS Monitor anchor this extensive museum exploring global maritime history.

Dunbar

King-Lincoln Park

Featuring a beach, this park offers basketball & tennis courts, playgrounds & picnic shelters.

Palmer

Tilt Studio

River

Huntington Park

With a massive playground overlooking the river, a swimming beach, rose garden & 2 ball fields.

Riverview

City of Newport News Riverview Farm Park

Walking trails & large playground, along with picnic areas, a skate park & a seasonal sledding hill.

Warwick

Mariners Museum Noland Trail Head Parking

Deer Park

Starving Artist Studio

Arts & Culture

The Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg

Museum featuring early American & British antiques, plus colonial & contemporary folk art.

Denbigh

Craft 60 Taphouse & Grill

Sports-centric haunt with eclectic bar food & a rotating craft beer list, plus live music & a patio.

Outdoors

Freedom Park

Outdoors

Newport News Park

Sprawling park on 8,000+ acres with disc golf & bike rentals plus a boat ramp, horses & gardens.

Outdoors

Paradise Creek Nature Park

Restored wetlands on the Elizabeth River with nature & fitness trails, a kayak launch & picnic area.

Chestnut

Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center

Family

Play A Round Family Fun Center

Riverside

Ferguson Center for the Arts

Arts & Culture

Go-Karts Plus

Go-carts join bumper cars & boats, mini-golf & kiddie rides at this small-fry-focused playland.