Fort Monroe's Casemate Museum

The Casemate Museum is located within the walls of the largest masonry fort constructed in the United States. The museum chronicles over 400 years of history of Point Comfort and Fort Monroe where many decisions were made that impact the foundation and future of the United States. Housed inside the original casemates where several of the fort’s large guns remain in place, exhibits and dioramas explain the construction of the fort, what daily life was like through the ages and tell the stories of the many famous, and infamous, people who were here. There is also a Gift Shop inside the museum. You MUST pick up a ticket at the Visitor & Education Center (VEC) PRIOR to going to the museum. Both the Visitor & Education Center and the Casemate Museum are FREE of charge. There is ample parking in front of and behind the Visitor & Education Center. Accessible parking and entrances are behind the building. All visits begin at the Visitor & Education Center, 30 Ingalls Road, Fort Monroe, VA. Explore the exhibits and take in the view from the rooftop terrace. Our visitor service associates can give you a FREE timed-entry ticket to the museum and direct you to the entrance. The Visitor & Education Center is open Wednesday - Sunday, 9:30am to 4:30pm. The Casemate Museum is open from Wednesday - Sunday, 10:00am to 4:30pm, with last timed entry at 3:30pm. For GROUP TOURS and visits of 10 or more people please contact staff at the Visitor & Education Center to make arrangements. For more information and details call 757-690-8181 or email visit@fortmonroe.org