Admission is free. The Douglas MacArthur Memorial City Hall and Bank sts. The rotunda of the memorial is the burial spot for Gen. Douglas MacArthur, whose main link with Norfolk is that the city was his mother's childhood home. Since 1964 this museum's extensive holdings have detailed the life of the famous general. The museum is in Downtown Norfolk in MacArthur Square right across from where the city's new mega-shopping mall, MacArthur Center, is under construction.
Parking is limited because of mall construction.
But if you park in the Marriott garage, three blocks away on Main Street, the museum will validate your parking ticket and get you a discounted rate. The main building, a Virginia Historic Landmark, was built in 1850 as Norfolk's courthouse. Exhibits were revamped in 1994 and several new ones were added, including displays on female war prisoners during World War II and segregated military forces. There are three other buildings on the grounds, including a library, gift shop and theater. To begin your visit, stop by the theater building for a 24-minute film on MacArthur that features newsreel footage.