Free & Cheap Things to Do in Newport News, VA

  • The list below includes 150 free or cheap things to do in or near Newport News, Virginia, including 73 different types of inexpensive activities like Swimming Pool, Military Museums, Specialty Museums and Beaches.
  • From The Noland Trail to Newport News Park, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Newport News and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Williamsburg, Hampton, Norfolk and Portsmouth.
  • The list below includes 150 free or cheap things to do in or near Newport News, Virginia, including 73 different types of inexpensive activities like Swimming Pool, Military Museums, Specialty Museums and Beaches.
  • From The Noland Trail to Newport News Park, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Newport News and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Williamsburg, Hampton, Norfolk and Portsmouth.
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Restaurant offers a variety of authentic Japanese dishes and Asian all you can eat!
17.5 Miles
56% 16 votes
Beaches Ocean View Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23503 MoreLess Info
Ocean View Beach is a 6.5 acre beach and park designated as a festival park and featuring a large band shell for presentations and dancing. The beach has lifeguards in the summer, a boardwalk and open green space.
17.6 Miles
78% 559 votes
Restaurants Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg, VA 23187 MoreLess Info
The King's Arms Tavern is an historic 18th-Century building now home to a restaurant and bar where servers in period costume also act as guides to local Colonial history. Nightly entertainment includes live music of the period.
17.8 Miles
Haunted Tours 410 Duke of Gloucester Street in front of the Cheese Shop, Williamsburg, VA 23188 MoreLess Info
A theatrical walking tour company with costumed guides, Spooks and Legends Haunted Tours offers several tours of various haunted sites and attractions. Tours are carefully researched, and are historically informative as well as entertaining.
17.9 Miles
96% 478 votes
Art Museum 325 Francis Street, Williamsburg, VA 23185 MoreLess Info
Explore unique 19th century folk art at The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, located in historic colonial Williamsburg. Featuring a collection of common household items turned into works of art through the use of bold colors, carving, and imagination.
17.9 Miles
95% 420 votes
Art Museum 325 Francis Street, Williamsburg, VA 23185 MoreLess Info
Since 1985, The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum has housed an extensive collection of British and American antiques. Items in the collection, dating back to the 17th century include furniture, ceramics, paintings, and more.
17.9 Miles
85% 338 votes
History Museums 325 West Francis Street, Williamsburg, VA 23185 MoreLess Info
Admitting its first patient in 1773, the Public Hospital Museum honors the first public building in America that treated the mentally ill. Exhibits include examples of the condition the patients were kept and a history of mental illnesses at the time.
18.0 Miles
97% 114 votes
Movie Theaters 1507 Colley Avenue, Norfolk, VA MoreLess Info
There are many different types of movies shown at the Naro Expanded Cinema which features new state-of-the-art digital projection and sound. There are popular second-run films, independent films, and award-winning classics.
18.1 Miles
93% 580 votes
Colleges & Universities 102 Richmond Road, Williamsburg, VA 23185 MoreLess Info
William and Mary College is a Colonial-era campus which has graduated four US presidents. A self-guided or student-led walking tour includes the Sir Christopher Wren building – America's oldest college building – and the historic Swem Library.
18.1 Miles
78% 18 votes
Movie Theaters 2413 Chesapeake Square Ring Road, Chesapeake, VA 23321 MoreLess Info
A movie theater multiplex, the Cinemark Chesapeake Square & XD screens primarily newly released Hollywood movies, with fully digital video and sound. Some theaters also offer the enhanced XD viewing experience.
18.2 Miles
87% 7856 votes
Historic Sites 102 Information Center Dr, Williamsburg, VA 23187 MoreLess Info
The 18th century is brought to life at Colonial Williamsburg. Guests can both observe and participate in the life of this reconstructed colonial village that is filled with costumed actors who make history real.
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