The Old Coast Guard Station

Maritime Museum and Store

24th Street & Atlantic Avenue,
Virginia Beach
(757) 422-1587
www.oldcoastguardstation.com

For more information or to book a tour,

contact the Director of Education at
education@oldcoastguardstation.com

Hours of Operation:
Monday Saturday, 10:00am 5:00pm
Sunday, noon 5pm
The Museum is closed on Mondays
in November through May

The Old Coast Guard

Station Museum

Programs and Tours can be tailored to meet the needs of your group.
Three weeks notice is requested when scheduling a tour.

On-Site Group Tours

Wrecks and Rescues
Take a guided tour of The Old Coast Guard Station to learn
about the Life-Saving Service (the predecessor of the Coast
Guard). Youll hear stories of heroic acts and get to see some of
the equipment used to rescue people from sinking ships.

Shipwrecks & Ghost Lore:

A Virginia Beach Ghostwalk
Join a costumed storyteller for a stroll along the boardwalk. Hear
about tragic shipwrecks and their ghosts who remained, pirates
who plundered the coasts, and other eerie tales surrounding
Virginia Beach.

Surfman Chronicles
Combine Wrecks and Rescues and Shipwrecks & Ghost Lore in
our Surfman Chronicles. Youll start off inside our 1903 LifeSaving Station to hear about the daily life of a Surfman, then
walk the boardwalk and hear tales of shipwrecks from a
costumed storyteller.

Simple Machines Save Lives Tour

This Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

(STEM) program allows students to explore the history of the
station through a scientific lens. Students will identify and
differentiate the simple machines used by surfmen and sailors,
examining the ways these tools aided their work.
School-age groups of ten or more may book the program as a
field trip. Individual students visiting with their families may
request program materials at the admissions desk for a selfguided program included with regular admission.
This program is made possible by a grant from the Chesapeake Bay Wine Classic
Foundation.

For more information or to book a tour, contact:

Director of Programs, Education, and Volunteers
education@oldcoastguardstation.com
Phone: (757) 422-1587
Fax: (757) 491-8609
Child

Adult

Length

Age

$2.00
$5.00

$2.50
$8.00

60 min.
90 min.

All Ages
Age 6+

$5.00

$8.00

90 min.

Age 6+

$2.00

$2.50

60 90 min.

Grades 2 6

On-Site Tours
Wrecks & Rescues*
Shipwrecks &
Ghost Lore*
Surfmans
Chronicle*
Simple Machines*

Education Outreach Programs - $50 per session

Shipwrecks &
Ghost Lore
Economics &
Geography of a
Shipwreck
Economics of a
Shipwreck
Geography of a
Shipwreck

10 30 students
per session
10 30 students
per session

45 60 min.

Grades 3 - 12

45 min.

Grades 3 5

10 30 students
per session
10 30 students
per session

60 90 min.

Grades 8 - 12

60 90 min.

Grades 8 12

$50 per session

60 min.

All Ages

$2.00
$2.50
$50 per session

30 - 45 min.
30 45 min.

Ages 3 9
Ages 3 9

$2.00

$2.50

90 min.

Ages 7 10

$2.00

$2.50

90 min.

Ages 7 10

$2.00

$2.50

60 min.

All Ages

Speaker Program
Various Topics

Story Time
On-Site*
Outreach

Scout Tours
School of the
Surfmen*
Surfmen &
Coasties*
Explore OCGS*

*All on-site tours include 2 complimentary admissions for group leaders.

Flexible Programs

On-Site Scout Tours

Speaker Programs
The museum has several programs appropriate for all audiences.
Speaker programs can be offered on- or off-site.
Available topics include:
Life-Saving Stations of Virginia
Early Virginia Beach
African Americans in the Coast Guard
Women in the Coast Guard
Golden Age of Pirates
Shipwrecks and Ghost Lore

Story Time
Join a costumed storyteller for a book reading, activities and fun!
For ages 3-9, must be accompanied by an adult. Program
included in regular museum admission on regularly scheduled
days in the summer, or as a group program.

School of the Surfmen

Take a guided tour of the museum to learn about the Surfmen
and the Life Saving Station. After the tour, get to utilize some
skills the Surfmen would use every day such as teambuilding,
knot tying, and semaphore.
This program fulfills partial requirements for Tigers.

Surfmen and Coasties

This tour highlights some of the people who use to work as
Surfmen at the Old Coast Guard Station and how the Coast
Guard is used today. After the tour, get to utilize some skills used
by the Surfmen to complete missions.
This program fulfills partial requirements for Wolves and
Bears.

Explore The Old Coast Guard Station

Girl Scouts work together to Discover, Connect, and Take Action

at The Old Coast Guard Station. Either with a guide or on your
own, scouts will discover the incredible story behind the LifeSaving Service and Coast Guard. Patches are available at the Girl
Scouts of Colonial Coast Store.

Outreach Education Programs

All programs include hands-on components and can be tailored to your group's grade level and SOL specifications.
Contact the Education Director at 757.422.1587 or education@oldcoastguardstation.com for more information.
Shipwrecks and Ghost Lore
Grades 3-12
Students will learn about local history and ways of life through stories of local shipwrecks, witches, pirates, and ghosts. They will also have a chance
to share their own spooky tales in a short story composition.

Economics & Geography of a Shipwreck (Elementary School Version)

Grades 3-5
Students will map origins and destinations of local shipwrecks, examine samples of their cargoes, and listen to their rescue stories to analyze the
economic decision-making of sailors and entrepreneurs.

Economics of a Shipwreck
Grades 8-12
Students will analyze shipwreck records and other primary sources to understand
the economic factors that lured sailors and businessmen to risk treacherous voyages
across the sea. Students will roleplay to evaluate the individual motives driving trans-Atlantic
trade in the late 19th century. Can be combined with Geography of a Shipwreck.

Geography of a Shipwreck
Grades 8-12
Students will work in small groups to analyze records and primary sources related
to a particular shipwreck and map the origins and destinations of cargoes. Students
will share their research with the class and evaluate how trade changes global relationships
and compare global relationships today. Can be combined with Economics of a Shipwreck.