Williamsburg
Williamsburg, capital of Virginia from 1699 to 1780, is known for the significant role it played in the American Revolution. In the state’s southeast, it forms what’s called the Historic Triangle together with Jamestown and Yorktown. Its heart is Colonial Williamsburg, a historic district and living-history museum where actors in period costume depict day-to-day Colonial […]
Williamsburg, capital of Virginia from 1699 to 1780, is known for the significant role it played in the American Revolution. In the state’s southeast, it forms what’s called the Historic Triangle together with Jamestown and Yorktown. Its heart is Colonial Williamsburg, a historic district and living-history museum where actors in period costume depict day-to-day Colonial life in the streets, restored stores and workshops.
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Theme Parks
- Busch Gardens® Williamsburg
Attractions
- Archaeological Dig in Colonial Williamsburg
- Go-Karts Plus
- Pirate’s Adventure Golf
- Ripley’s Impossible LaseRace!
Museums
- Yorktown Victory Center Museum & Visitor’s Center
- Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum and 4D Theater
- Williamsburg Museums
Water Activities
- Water Country USA
Historical Sites
- Colonial Williamsburg: includes re-enactments in a re-created colonial village: march with a drum & fife corps, join the colonial militia, and learn historic trades plus more.
- Jamestown Original Colony National Park
- Jamestown Settlement: includes theaters, gallery exhibits, Powhatan village, three re-created ships from England, and a re-creation of a colonist fort.
- Historic Yorktown: includes a Continental Army encampment and a re-created 1780’s farm.
- Yorktown Battlefield
Guided Tours
- Ghost Tour
- Historic Jamestown Guided Tour including: Government & Leadership Tour, Hands-on History Educational Tour and Sampler Tour.
- Historic Williamsburg Guided Tour including: Grades 6 – 8: Fundamental principles of American constitutional government; Grades 9 – 12: Age of Enlightenment.
- Historic Yorktown Guided Tour including: Colonial Life Tour, Life of a Private Tour, Colonial Medicine Tour, and a Revolutionary Virginia Tour.
- Ranger Guided Tour & Artillery Demonstration of Yorktown Battlefield
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