Hampton History Museum

My husband and I recently participated in the 400 years forward tour in Hampton and visited the Hampton History Museum as apart of our trip (https://www.visithampton.com/400yearsforward/). One of the amazing things about this museum is that although it is small there is so much great information in this building. Although we were there for an hour we could have easily spent the day there reading everything and speaking with the educators there about 1619, the history of Hampton, and connecting to the history of Virginia. We look forward to getting back to the Museum and giving it the time and attention it deserves!

Being born and raised in this area and being away for so many years, I visited this museum as a "tourist". We had the entire museum to ourselves which was exciting but sad because it shows people aren't ready to return to visiting places like this. I am glad I went. Although I've always held a bit of skepticism on how a museum will articulate slavery, I must say this museum goes into the history respectfully enough for children to understand and learn. Zero glorifying and straight historical fact. My mom has partial mobility issues so I would have liked to see more seating throughout. Navigating the museum from start to finish is like walking through history on a timeline. Easy to follow. I wasn't expecting to see them touch on NASA and how much it is connected to this area for the last few decades so there's a multitude of things to take from your trip here. Upon leaving, the staff provided friendly service to where else you can learn more about the area. They are well informed with plenty of resources right there in the main galley. Sadly due to the current health situation with covid, some recommended places were closed. Overall, it was a pleasant journey through that areas background.

A must visit if you're a resident of the Peninsula. There's a lot of cool history that took place in the City of Hampton 400+ years ago. It's a small museum and it's only $5 for the tour. Give yourself 45 minutes to an hour to enjoy some local history as well as knowing that the museum is actually situated in the same exact area where they showcase some of their exhibits.The tour will make you hungry for eating crabs so plan your next stop accordingly!

I loved it. If you're obsessed with Virginia history, you'll enjoy it. If you're fanatical about Hampton history, obviously you'll love it. I would carve out 1 hour at least. If you want to read every little thing and take pics of everything, 2.5-3 hours. There is a lot to read and learn. Nice customer service. Cute gift shop. The museum also shares space with a Visitor's Center so you can get tons of touristy brochures for other Virginia hotspots.

If you love history this place is worth a visit, and although it's small it is very high quality. These people clearly love their historic community.

We stopped in one afternoon since we just moved to Hampton and wanted to learn about the area. This is a great little museum. Reasonably priced, and you can get AAA discount or find a coupon as well. The exhibits were very informative, my wife and I spent about two hours here, and we read mostly everything. A worthwhile stop if you are new to the area or just want to learn some history. They don't have their own dedicated parking lot that I'm aware of, but we found parking on the street around the corner.

I love being with my family and friends and eating lots of food for holidays and spending time with my sister and her family in Virginia

Good artifacts and display. However the way it is set up is weird and hard to follow it doesn't go in chronological order but by location which is not some thing I would have done for a history museum. It's lot of information thrown at you in seemingly no particular order.