Williamsburg, VA
Colonial Williamsburg is the nation’s largest living history museum encompassing 301 acres including some 500 buildings, homes, stores and taverns reconstructed and restored to their 18th-century appearances. Source: (www.visitwilliamsburg.com)
Williamsburg is the ideal place to visit to learn about and see first hand early colonial American history.
Key Places to Visit
- Colonial Williamsburg - see the orientation film "Story of a Patriot", then see the village of restored buildings, homes, shops and outbuildings reconstructed on original sites.
- Governor's Palace - residence of seven British governors
- Carter's Grove Plantation - overlooking the James River, this is a great example of early Virginia architecture
- Jamestown settlement - original site of the first permanent English settlement
- Yorktown - site of the last important conflict in the War for Independence fought in 1781
Sample Itinerary
Great Internet Link for More Information
- Colonial Williamsburg home page