Monitor Center

Relics from the USS Monitor, reclaimed from the ship's resting place off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, serve as the theme of the spectacular new USS Monitor Center at The Mariners' Museum in Newport News.

A battle theater re-creates the frenzied duel of ironclads during the Civil War's Battle of Hampton Roads. Both sides claimed victory in the four-hour fight, but historians declare it a draw.

Visitors can view work to preserve the Monitor, with its distinctive revolving turret made up of eight layers of armored plate. You can also watch the restoration at home by webcam. Visit www.marinersmuseum.org, or call 1-800-581-7245.

Water Ways

• American Rover tall ship cruises: www.americanrover.com or (757) 627-7245
• Carrie B. Harbor Tours: www.carriebcruises.com or (757) 393-4735
• Hampton Roads Naval Museum: www.hrnm.navy.mil or (757) 322-2986
• Nauticus: www.nauticus.org or 1-800-664-1080
• Naval Station Norfolk: www.navstanorva.navy.mil or (757) 444-7955
•  Norfolk Tides baseball: www.norfolktides.com or (757) 622-2222
• Paddlewheel Ferry: www.gohrt.com or (757) 222-6100
• Victory Rover naval base cruises: www.navalbasecruises.com or (757) 627-7406

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