For its size and location, this is really quite a nice little museum. Well worth going to Irvington to see this.

We never realized that steamboats plied the Chesapeake Bay during the late 1800's to around 1935. Baltimore was generally the originating port. Sleek boats (not like the Mississippi River boxes) with overnight accommodations and fine dining.

This small, special museum is filled with the aura of steamboats--a period in our history usually overlooked. It is unique to the Northern Neck of Virginia and totally fascinating. Our tour guide is the granddaughter of the captain featured here, and she knows EVERYTHING about the era and captivates your attention. This one is a DON'T MISS FOR SURE!

The tour guide gave us a good idea of what life was like in that area when steamboats were the main method of transportation. The large map of the Chesapeake showed why water travel was the most efficient, and sometimes, the only was to get goods from Baltimore to the little creeks and inlets of the Chesapeake.

What do you know about the steamboat era on the Chesapeake Bay? Nothing? Well neither did I and was delighted to find this new little museum in Irvington. Great exhibits and a wealth of information about a forgotten time when steamboats united the lands around the Chesapeake Bay.

On a recent stay at the Tides, we wandered into the Steamboat Era Museum in Irvington Va. It was quite a surprise and better than expected. The exhibits are very interesting and we came away with a new appreciation for this area. it even had a docent who was very entertaining and knowledgeable. We had an enjoyable few hours and... More

Loved visiting this museum. The docent was so nice and gave us a personal after hours tour. I did not know how important the steamboats were to the economy of Maryland and Virginia. The museum was packed with information, pictures and even oral histories of the steamboat era. It was too bad that the last remaining structure of the steamboat... More