• Aerial View of Fort Monroe National Monument

    Fort Monroe

    National Monument Virginia

Plan Your Visit

Fort Monroe National Monument is a new national park unit that will be open year-round for outdoor activities like walking and exploring the grounds. A full schedule of programming will take a few years and will be influenced by the public planning process, but look for limited programming to happen after several months. Most programming and facilities are currently operated through our partners.

Download a map of Fort Monroe National Monument.

Casemate Museum
The Casemate Museum is operated the Commonwealth of Virginia with curatorial support provided by the United States Army. The Casemate Museum is open Tuesday - Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m except Easter, Thanksgiving, December 25, and January 1. The Casemate Museum will be open on Memorial Day and Labor Day. Guided tours for pre-formed groups of 10 or more (and school groups grade 3 and above) are available with a two-week notice.Admission is free and the facility is wheelchair accessible. Phone Number: (757) 788-3391. Check out the Casemate Museum's Facebook page.

Tourism and Recreation
The Fort Monroe Authority has information on tourism and recreation opportunities in the "visitors" section of their website: http://www.fmauthority.com/community/facilities.php

Other Links
Virginia Tourism  
Hampton Convention and Visitors Bureau

Hey Kids!
Learn more about forts in this online WebRangers activity.

 
 

Did You Know?

Fort Monroe Aerial View

From lessons learned in the War of 1812, the U.S. built a network of forts for seacoast defense called the Third System. Fort Monroe was the first and largest of these forts and named for President James Monroe.