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1 Busch Gardens Blvd. ,
Williamsburg, VA 23185 USA |
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Phone: (800) 343-7946 |
Williamsburg, VA
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Busch
Gardens Williamsburg, 3 mi. e. on US 60 or off I-64 exit 242A, is a
European-themed adventure park with a 17th-century flair, more than 40 thrill
rides, shows and a children's adventure area. Nine European hamlets celebrate
the cultures of England, Scotland, France, Germany, Italy and Ireland. The
pulse-quickening Apollo's Chariot plummets 825 feet, and the inverted coaster
Alpengeist takes “skiers” on a chilling ride at speeds up to 67 mph. Loch
Ness Monster, a serpentine ride, has double interlocking loops. The Big Bad
Wolf, a free-flight coaster, flies through a Bavarian village.R.L. Stine's
Haunted Lighthouse 4-D is an immersive film experience with visual and
multi-sensory effects. Youngsters will enjoy Dumphrey and his dragon friends
in a musical adventure area. Other musical shows include American
Jukebox.Roman Rapids is a white-water raft ride, and Escape from Pompeii,
with an erupting Mt. Vesuvius, results in a wet retreat from the volcano.
Jack Hanna's Wild Reserve is an up-close visit with wolves. Ireland is
celebrated with strolling entertainers; Irish Thunder, a dance and musical
show; the 3-D action journey Corkscrew Hill; and the musical/special effects
show Enchanted Castle of Duneen. |
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Admission: Admission
$46.99; ages 3-6, $39.99. Multi-day and combination tickets with Water
Country USA are available. Rates may vary; phone ahead. Parking $8-$12 |
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Hours: Park open daily
at 10, early May-Labor Day; closing times vary. Park open at 10, late
Mar.-early May and day after Labor Day-late Oct.; days and closing times
vary. Phone ahead to confirm schedule |
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Credit Cards: AE, DS,
MC, VI |
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100 Museum Dr. , Newport News,
VA 23606 USA |
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Phone: (757) 596-2222 |
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Mariners'
Museum is s. on Warwick Blvd. (US 60) or exit 258A from I-64, following signs
to 100 Museum Dr. Dedicated to preserving and interpreting the heritage of
the sea, the museum features some 35,000 maritime artifacts, including ship
models, figureheads, scrimshaw, decorative arts, rare books, maps and
navigational instruments. The Defending the Seas gallery explores the history
of the U.S. Navy using re-created sections of military ships, including the
deck of an aircraft carrier and a mock turret of the Civil War ironclad USS
Monitor. Other exhibits include the Chesapeake Bay Gallery, the Crabtree
Collection of Miniature Ships, the Great Hall of Steam, artifacts from the
USS Monitor and a gallery devoted to naval architect William Francis Gibbs,
designer of the superliner SS United States. The museum is in a 550-acre park
with a picnic area, a 5-mile walking trail and a lake available for fishing.
Ships' propellers and sculptures are among the artifacts on the grounds.
Allow 2 hours minimum. |
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Admission: Admission $7;
over 64, ages 6-17 and active military with ID $5 |
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Hours: Daily 10-5;
closed Thanksgiving and Dec. 25. Tours are available Mon.-Fri. at 11 and
1:30; phone ahead to confirm schedule |
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Credit Cards: AE, MC, VI
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Water Country USA176 Water Country Pkwy., Williamsburg, VA 23185 USA |
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Phone: (800) 343-7946 |
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Water
Country USA is 3 mi. w. off I-64 exit 242B on SR 199. This 320-acre water
park features more than 35 water rides and slides as well as live
entertainment. The park blends high-tech thrills, water elements and an
interactive children's play area with a 1950s and 1960s surf theme. Hubba
Hubba Highway is a free-floating interactive river ride where coconuts,
cactus and geysers provide a drenching experience. Meltdown provides a
high-speed toboggan race down a flume full of twists, turns and banks.
Visitors can dare the darkness at Malibu Pipeline; experience Aquazoid, a
special-effect family white-water rafting ride; dive down five stories of
white water at Big Daddy Falls; and plunge downward into a hydrochute on
Lemon Drop. Peppermint Twist features a tangle of tubes, while Nitro Racer's
super-speed slide stirs up the water. Other rides include Jet Scream; Rampage;
Surfer's Bay, a wave pool; H2O UFO; Cow-A-Bunga; and Kids' Kingdom/Adventure
Island. Divers, trampolinists and acrobats perform in the gymnastic and dive
show Aquallenium. Entertainment is available at United We Soar, a 20-minute
show featuring divers, acrobats and trampoline artists. Food is available. |
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Admission: All-inclusive
admission $34.99; ages 3-6, $27.99. Multi-day and combination tickets with
Busch Gardens Williamsburg are available. Rates may vary; phone ahead.
Parking $8-$12 |
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Hours: Park open daily
at 10, late May-Aug. 31; Sat.-Sun. at 10, early May-late May and early Sept.
to mid-Sept. Closing times vary. Schedule may vary; phone ahead |
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Credit Cards: AE, DS,
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Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum307 S. England St. ,Williamsburg, VA 23187 USA |
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Phone: (800) 261-9523 |
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Abby
Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum is just s. of the historic area between
Williamsburg Inn and Williamsburg Lodge at 307 S. England St. One of the
finest folk art collections in America, the museum offers several permanent
galleries displaying folk-art objects made in America during the 18th through
20th centuries. Exhibits include paintings, drawings, toys, weather vanes,
pottery and furniture. |
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Admission: Admission
included with Colonial Williamsburg multiple admission tickets |
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Hours: Daily 10-4;
closed for exhibition changes |
Bacon's Castle is 7 mi. e. on
SR 10 following signs. The 1665 house is one of few surviving examples of
Jacobean architecture in America. Its Flemish curvilinear gables, triple
chimney stacks and cruciform design are architectural features that are
virtually extinct. A 17th-century garden is next to the castle. A 13-minute
videotape explains the history of the house, which is furnished with 17th-
and 18th-century antiques. Guided tours are available. |
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Admission: Admission $7;
over 65, $5; college students with ID and ages 6-18, $4 |
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Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10-4,
Sun. noon-4 Apr.-Oct.; Sat. 10-4, Sun. noon-4, in Mar. and Nov. |
Bassett Hall is at 522 E.
Francis St. This was the Williamsburg home of John D. and Abby Aldrich
Rockefeller. The 18th-century house, named for Martha Washington's nephew,
Burwell Bassett, who owned it 1800-39, is furnished to reflect the
Rockefellers' lifestyle during the 1930s, when they were instrumental in
restoring Colonial Williamsburg. A 10-minute videotape presentation precedes
a tour of the house and grounds. Allow 30 minutes minimum. |
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Admission: Admission included with Colonial
Williamsburg multiple admission tickets. Reservations are required |
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Hours: Thurs.-Tues. 9-5 |
Ballard St. & Bacon St., Yorktown, VA 23690 USA
The Battlefield Site is on the eastern end of the Colonial Pkwy. Encampment areas and siege works are preserved at the Yorktown site, which includes Moore House, where the terms of surrender were negotiated. Rebuilt fortifications include Fusiliers' Redoubt of the British, Grand French Battery and Redoubt No. 9. British Redoubt No. 10, partially reconstructed, is thought to be where the allied commanders signed the articles of surrender. The positions of the armies during the siege are marked.
Bruton Parish Church is at
the n.w. corner of Duke of Gloucester St. and the Palace Green. Dr. W.A.R.
Goodwin, rector of this church in the early 1900s, approached John D.
Rockefeller with the idea of preserving Colonial Williamsburg. The church
itself was erected 1712-15 to replace an earlier building and has been
restored. The bell in the tower, rung for many important events since 1761,
still rings for services. |
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Admission: Free |
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Hours: Guided tours are
conducted Mon.-Sat. 9-5, Sun. 1-5 (also Thurs. at 8 p.m. during the summer).
Candlelight recitals are given Tues. and Sat. at 8 p.m. during the summer |
The CapitolWilliamsburg, VA The Capitol is at the e. end
of Duke of Gloucester St. Completed in 1705, the Capitol was destroyed by
fire in 1747. Reconstruction lasted until 1753, but this second building also
burned. The 1705 Capitol has been rebuilt on its original foundations and
furnished in period. Rare portraits of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson
and James Madison are displayed. |
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Admission: Admission included with Colonial
Williamsburg multiple admission tickets |
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Hours: Daily 9-5, with extended hours during peak
seasons. Holiday hours may vary. Dancing, entertainment and other evening
programs take place on a varying schedule |
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695 Chippokes Park Rd., Surry, VA 23883 USA |
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Phone: (757) 294-3625 |
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Chippokes Plantation State
Park is 1.5 mi. e. via SR 10, then 3 mi. n. on CR 634. A working farm since
the early 1600s, this estate on the James River retains a plantation
atmosphere. Old mulberry trees, remnants of America's attempt to establish a
silk industry, grow throughout the park. An interpretive tour road and hiking
and bicycle trails explore the grounds. The Farm and Forestry Museum contains
antique farm and forestry equipment that help detail the area's history. |
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Admission: Combination pass for mansion and museum
$6; ages 6-12, $3. Parking $3 Sat.-Sun. and holidays, Apr.-Oct.; $2 other
days. Parking fees vary during events. |
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Hours: Tours of the 1854 mansion are given
Fri.-Mon. 1-5, Memorial Day-Labor Day; Sat.-Sun. 1-5, first weekend in
Apr.-day before Memorial Day and day after Labor Day-last weekend in Oct.
Museum open Wed.-Sun. and holidays 10-5, Memorial Day-Labor Day; Sat.-Sun.
10-5, first weekend in Apr.-day before Memorial Day and day after Labor
Day-last weekend in Oct. |
204 S. Boundry St., Williamsburg, VA 23187 USA
College of William and Mary is at the w. end of Duke of Gloucester St. Harvard is the only U.S. college older than William and Mary. Chartered by King William III and Queen Mary II of England in 1693, the state university numbers among its alumni three presidents—Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe and John Tyler.
Williamsburg, VA
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Colonial
Williamsburg Historic Area encompasses a historic district one mile long and
a quarter mile wide. This living-history museum of exhibition buildings and
period interpreters re-creates the spirit and culture of everyday life in the
18th-century capital of Virginia. After 1780, when Richmond became Virginia's
capital, Williamsburg reverted to the status of a quiet college town. Fearing
that many of its historic buildings would be lost, a local minister persuaded
John D. Rockefeller Jr. to finance the restoration of the Colonial town. In
1926 the two men embarked on an ambitious project with architects,
archeologists and historians to preserve some 70 structures. Partly restored
and partly re-created, Colonial Williamsburg is a step back in time to the
18th century, where costumed interpreters—tradespeople, housewives, slaves,
freemen, governmental officials, soldiers—go about their everyday duties.
Many of the buildings can be visited on a self-guiding basis, while others
are open by guided tour. Pets on leashes are permitted in the area, but they
may not enter exhibition buildings, restaurants or the theater. |
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Admission: Admission
tickets, which are required to enter most buildings and to ride the shuttle,
are available at the Visitor Center (see Visitor Center box), the Greenhow
Lumber House ticket office on Duke of Gloucester Street and at Merchants
Square Information Station. |
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Hours: Various
performances depicting aspects of Colonial life take place daily throughout
the historic area. |
Courthouse of 1770Williamsburg, Virginia Courthouse of 1770 is on Duke
of Gloucester St., e. of the Palace Green. Costumed interpreters demonstrate
the workings of local 18th-century government and justice, culminating in a
re-enactment of a typical courtroom proceeding. A brief background of
Colonial law and the building's history also is provided. |
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Admission: Admission
included with Colonial Williamsburg multiple admission tickets |
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Hours: Tues.-Sun. 9-5,
with extended hours during peak seasons. Holiday hours may vary |
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325 W. Francis St., Williamsburg, VA 23187 USA |
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Phone: (757) 220-7645 |
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DeWitt
Wallace Decorative Arts Museum is entered through the lobby of the Public
Hospital. An underground introductory gallery opens into a two-story atrium
and the main galleries. On the second-floor balcony are life-size portraits
of King George III and George Washington. Although similar in style, these
two paintings present dramatic differences in interpretation, a fact shared
by many of the museum's collection of more than 10,000 decorative objects
dating 1600-1830.The different regional renditions and techniques in American
furniture, ceramics, metalwork, paintings, textiles, maps and prints become
evident as many of these objects stand side by side with their English
counterparts. The broad scope of the collection gives a detailed picture of
the furnishings and lifestyle of 18th-century Williamsburg. Food is
available. |
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Admission: Admission
included with Colonial Williamsburg multiple admission tickets |
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Hours: Daily 11-6, with
extended hours during peak seasons |
SR31S, Jamestown, VA 23081 USA
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Discovery, Godspeed and Susan
Constant are moored in the James River near the re-created fort. The ships
are reproductions of the 17th-century sailing vessels that transported the
first settlers to Virginia in 1607. Costumed interpreters discuss the 4-month
voyage and 17th-century shipboard life. |
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Admission: Admission included with Jamestown
Settlement |
Endview Plantation
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362 Yorktown Rd., Newport News,
VA 23603 USA |
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Phone: (757) 887-1862 |
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Endview Plantation is at 362
Yorktown Rd. Over the span of three wars, the plantation served soldiers as a
hospital and training grounds. A spring attracted 3,000 militia during the
Revolutionary War. Visitors may explore the cemetery and battlefield on the
grounds. Guided tours are available. Allow 30 minutes minimum. |
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Admission: Admission $6; over 62, $5; ages 7-17, $4 |
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Hours: Mon. and Wed.-Sat. 10-4, Sun. 1-5; closed
Jan. 1, Easter, Thanksgiving and Dec. 25 |
Governor’s Palace300 Palace Green St., Williamsburg, VA 23187 USA Governor's Palace faces the
Palace Green. The palace was completed in 1722 under the supervision of Gov.
Alexander Spotswood. He and six other royal governors resided here until
1775, when the last governor, Lord Dunmore, fled in the face of armed resistance
to royal authority in the colony. It then served as the executive mansion for
the commonwealth's first two governors, Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson,
until the capital was moved to Richmond in 1780.The original building was
destroyed by fire a year later while being used as a military hospital for
soldiers wounded at Yorktown. The palace is reconstructed and furnished with
rare period antiques. Its adjoining dependencies, gardens, courtyard and
canal are all open to visitors. |
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Admission: Admission included
with Colonial Williamsburg multiple admission tickets |
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Hours: Daily 9-5, with
extended hours during peak seasons. Holiday hours may vary |
Grace Episcopal Church is on
the eastern end of the Colonial Pkwy. at Yorktown Battlefield. Built of
native marl about 1697, the church was used as a magazine during the siege of
Yorktown. It was burned partially in 1814 but later rebuilt. Communion silver
dating from 1649 is still in use. Among the graves in the churchyard is that
of Thomas Nelson Jr., a signer of the Declaration of Independence. |
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Admission: Free |
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Hours: Daily 9-3:30 |
Historic Air Tours depart
from Williamsburg-Jamestown Airport at 102 Marclay Rd. An aerial perspective
of historic sights is available on a choice of narrated air tours—Historic
Triangle, James River and Hampton Roads. All tours include Williamsburg and
Jamestown Island. |
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Admission: Fares $45-$60. Under 6 are not permitted.
Reservations are recommended |
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Hours: Flights range from 35 minutes to 1 hour.
Departures require a minimum of two passengers. Departures daily 9-dusk |
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Credit Cards: AE, MC, VI |
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The
Historic Trades Sites are throughout Colonial Williamsburg. The arts, trades
and crafts of the old town are revived by costumed tradespeople who explain
and skillfully demonstrate 200-year-old methods of the apothecary,
basketmaker, blacksmith, brickmaker, cabinetmaker, carpenter, cooper,
founder, gunsmith, miller, milliner, printer and binder, saddler and
harnessmaker, shoemaker, silversmith, weaver, wheelwright and wigmaker. |
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Admission: Admission
included with Colonial Williamsburg multiple admission tickets |
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Hours: The sites are
open daily 9-5. Some outdoor trades are demonstrated (weather permitting).
Hours may vary, depending on the season |
1 Colonial Parkway
Jamestown, VA 23081
House of Burgesses Monument is on the western end of the Colonial Pkwy. The names of the members of the first representative legislature in America are listed.
Hunt Shrine
1 Colonial Parkway
Jamestown, VA 23081
Hunt Shrine is on the western end of the Colonial Pkwy. Rev. Robert Hunt is credited with celebrating the first recorded Anglican Service in Virginia in 1607.
James FortSR 31S, Jamestown, VA 23081 USA James Fort is at Jamestown
Settlement. The fort is a re-creation of the three-cornered, palisaded
structure that was home to the first Jamestown settlers. Wattle-and-daub
structures, including a church, the governor's house, a storehouse and an
armory, represent the town's earliest residences and public buildings. Costumed
interpreters demonstrate gardening, cooking, carpentry, blacksmithing and
military activities. Visitors can try on armor and play games of quoits and
ninepins. |
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Admission: Admission included with Jamestown Settlement
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departs from 2080 Jamestown Rd. at Jamestown
Marina. Narrated, 1-hour nature cruises around Jamestown Island focus on
wildlife and history. Sunset cruises lasting 1.5 hours also are offered. Food
is available. |
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Admission: Fare $12; over
59, $11; ages 7-15, $6 |
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Hours: Nature cruises
depart daily at 11, 1, 3 and 5, June 12-Aug. 30; Tues.-Sun. at 11, 1 and 3,
Apr.-June and Aug. 31-Oct. 25. , Credit Cards: MC, VI |
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Jamestown National Historic Site1 Colonial Pkwy. , Jamestown, VA 23081 USA |
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Phone: (757) 229-1733 |
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Jamestown National Historic
Site is on the western end of the Colonial Pkwy. America's first permanent
English colony was founded here in 1607. Of the settlement's
turn-of-the-17th-century structures, only the Old Church Tower survives.
Archeologists have exposed ruins and original foundations on the 22.5-acre
site, creating an approximate diagram of the original settlement. Some of the
more than 350,000 artifacts excavated are displayed at the 1907 Dale House. |
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Admission: Admission $6 (good for 7 days), under 17
free |
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Hours: The Jamestown entrance station is open daily
8:30-4:30. Dale House and excavation open site daily 10-4. Closed Dec. 25 |
Jamestown SettlementJamestown, VA USA |
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Phone: (757) 253-4838 |
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Jamestown
Settlement is on SR 31 next to the Jamestown National Historic Site. The
settlement was re-created in 1957 to celebrate the 350th anniversary of
Jamestown's founding. An indoor museum features a 15-minute film and gallery
exhibits focusing on the conditions that led to England's colonizing the New
World, the history and culture of the Powhatan Indians and a review of
Jamestown's first 100 years. Three outdoor living history areas, replicas of
three ships, a Colonial fort and a Powhatan Indian village provide a glimpse
of life during the early 1600s. A riverfront discovery area explores
European, Powhatan and African economic activities associated with water.
Special events are celebrated throughout the year, including Thanksgiving weekend's
Food and Feasts of Colonial Virginia. Allow 2 hours minimum. |
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Admission: Admission
$11.25; ages 6-12, $5.50. Combination ticket with Yorktown Victory Center
$16.75; ages 6-12, $8.25 |
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Hours: Museum and
outdoor exhibits open daily 9-6, June 15-Aug. 15, 9-5, rest of year. Closed
Jan. 1 and Dec. 25 |
Jamestown Visitor Center is
on the western end of the Colonial Pkwy. An orientation program, models,
dioramas, paintings and 17th-century objects portray the story of the
Jamestown National Historic Site. Visitors can watch glass-blowing
demonstrations at the reconstructed glasshouse near the park entrance.
Nearby, the original ruins of Jamestown's 1608 glass furnace are all that
remain of the colony's dream of a livelihood from glassmaking. Ranger-led
walking tours and an audiotape driving tour are available. |
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Admission: Admission
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Hours: Daily 9-5; closed
Dec. 25 |
Magazine and Guardhouse is on
Market Square Green. The storehouse for arms and ammunition was built in
1715. The magazine displays firearms and military artifacts. |
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Admission: Admission
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Hours: Daily 9-6, with
extended hours during peak seasons. Holiday hours may vary |
Moore House
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106 Hamilton Rd., Yorktown, VA
23690 USA |
Moore House is accessible from the Yorktown Battlefield tour route. The commissioners from the combined American and French armies met with British representatives on Oct. 18, 1781, in the house and drafted the terms of Gen. Charles Cornwallis' surrender.
Muscarelle Museum of Art is
on Jamestown Rd. (SR 31) at College of William and Mary. More than 3,500
works of art are featured, including the first piece donated to the
collection in 1732. The museum also houses national traveling exhibits. |
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Admission: Galleries
free. Special exhibitions $5, under 12 free |
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Hours: Wed. and
Sat.-Sun. noon-4, Thurs.-Fri. 10-4:45; closed holidays |
The Music Theater of Williamsburg
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3012 Richmond Rd., Williamsburg, VA 23185 USA |
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Phone: (757) 564-0200 |
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The Music Theater of
Williamsburg is 2 mi. w. on US 60. Music, comedy and family entertainment are
featured. Allow 2 hours minimum. |
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Admission: Admission $21-$26; ages 8-18, $14-$19.
Reservations are recommended |
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Hours: Shows are presented Mon.-Sat. at 8 p.m.,
Mar.-Dec. |
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Credit Cards: DS, MC, VI |
The Music Theater of
Williamsburg is 2 mi. w. on US 60. Music, comedy and family entertainment are
featured. Allow 2 hours minimum. |
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Admission: Admission $21-$26; ages 8-18, $14-$19.
Reservations are recommended |
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Hours: Shows are presented Mon.-Sat. at 8 p.m.,
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Nelson House
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508 Main St., Yorktown, VA 23690 USA |
Nelson House is at the s.w. corner of Main and Nelson sts .Built about 1729, the Georgian-style house was owned by Gen. Thomas Nelson Jr., a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
New Towne
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1 Colonial Pkwy., Jamestown, VA 23081 USA |
New Towne is on the western end of the Colonial Pkwy. The site includes numerous 17th-century buildings as well as the ruins of Ambler House and the New Towne section of old James City, which developed during the 1620s. The old streets are open, and sites of former structures are marked along a 1-mile self-guiding walking trail.
North Bend Plantation
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12200 Weyanoke Rd., Charles
City, VA 23030 USA |
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Phone: (804) 829-5176 |
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North Bend Plantation is 1
mi. e. on SR 5, then 1 mi. s. on CR 619 to 12200 Weyanoke Rd. The 1819 Greek
Revival-style house was built by John Minge for his wife Sarah Harrison,
sister of William Henry Harrison. Other original buildings on the grounds
include a dairy barn and a smokehouse. House tours are available by
appointment. |
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Admission: Grounds $3; ages 8-18, $1. A grounds and
gardens combination ticket with Edgewood, Piney Grove at Southall's
Plantation and Westover is available |
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Hours: Grounds daily 9-5 |
Old Church Tower
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1 Colonial Pkwy., Jamestown, VA
23081 USA |
Old Church Tower is on the western end of the Colonial Pkwy. at Jamestown National Historic Site. The only surviving ruin of the 17th-century town was the tower of Jamestown's first brick church. Begun in 1639, it was used until about 1750. Memorial tablets mark the foundations of an earlier wooden church, built in 1617, where the first assembly met. It is estimated that hundreds of burials took place in the church graveyard. A wooden cross was erected in 1957 in memory of those who died during the first years of the settlement.
The Original Ghosts of Williamsburg
Candlelight Tour
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1310 Jamestown Rd.,
Williamsburg, VA 23185 USA |
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Phone: (757) 253-1058 |
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The Original Ghosts of
Williamsburg Candlelight Tour departs from Barnes & Noble on Duke of
Gloucester St. Guided tours explore the streets of Williamsburg by lantern.
Based on the works of author L.B. Taylor Jr., the narrative incorporates
folklore and local history. Allow 1 hour, 30 minutes minimum. |
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Admission: Fee $9, under 7 free. Tickets are sold at
the Williamsburg Attraction Center at Prime Outlets Mall on US 60W.
Reservations are required |
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Hours: Tours depart nightly at 8 (also 8:45,
June-Aug.); closed major holidays |
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Credit Cards: AE, DS, MC, VI |
Peyton Randolph House
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100 E. Nicholson St.,
Williamsburg, VA 23187 USA |
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Peyton Randolph House faces
Market Square Green. The home of the president of the First and Second
Continental Congresses was a gathering place for leaders of the Virginia
colony. A bedroom paneled in oak is the only known room of its kind in the
area. |
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Admission: Admission included with Colonial
Williamsburg multiple admission tickets |
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Hours: Sat.-Thurs. 9-5, with extended hours during
peak seasons. Holiday hours may vary |
Piney Grove at Southall's Plantation
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16920 Southall Plantation Ln.,
Charles City, VA 23030 USA |
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Phone: (804) 829-2480 |
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Piney Grove at Southall's
Plantation is .1 mi. e. on SR 5, then 6 mi. n. on CR 615 to 16920 Southall
Plantation Ln. A collection of buildings that exemplify regional
architectural styles includes Piney Grove, a late 18th-century log house
built on site by Furneau Southall. Among the structures moved to the grounds
are a modest 1835 plantation house and an 1857 post-and-beam residence.
Gardens and a nature trail also are on the property. Allow 30 minutes
minimum. |
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Admission: Admission $3. A combination ticket with
Edgewood, North Bend Plantation and Westover is available |
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Hours: Grounds are open for self-guiding tours
daily 9-5 |
Powhatan Indian Village
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SR 31S, Jamestown, VA 23081 USA
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Powhatan Indian Village is at
Jamestown Settlement. The lifestyle of the 17th-century Powhatan Indians is
presented as it was encountered by the English settlers in 1607. The village,
which consists of several houses, a garden and a ceremonial dance circle, is
based on archeological findings, eyewitness drawings and accounts of the
period. Costumed interpreters tend gardens, twist grass into rope, scrape out
canoes and make tools. |
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Admission: Admission included with Jamestown
Settlement |
Public Gaol
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461 E. Nicholson St.,
Williamsburg, VA 23187 USA |
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Public Gaol is at Nicholson
St., near the Capitol. This 1704 jail with 18th-century additions is
completely restored and includes an early form of indoor plumbing and cells
for criminals. |
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Admission: Admission included with Colonial
Williamsburg multiple admission tickets |
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Hours: Mon.-Sat. 9-5, with extended hours during
peak seasons. Holiday hours may vary |
Public Hospital of 1773
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325 W. Francis St.,
Williamsburg, VA 23187 USA |
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Public Hospital of 1773 is on
the s.e. corner of Francis and Henry sts. This building was reconstructed on
the original site of the Public Hospital for Persons of Insane and Disordered
Minds. Opened in 1773, it was the first public institution in the English
Colonies devoted solely to the treatment of mental illness. An exhibit on the
first floor focuses on the history of the hospital. Other subjects addressed
are the underlying reasons for the facility's establishment, its doctors,
patients and methods of treatment. |
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Admission: Admission included with Colonial
Williamsburg multiple admission tickets |
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Hours: Daily 11-6 |
Raleigh Tavern
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410 E. Duke of Gloucester St.,
Williamsburg, VA 23187 USA |
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Raleigh Tavern is on Duke of
Gloucester St. near the Capitol. Erected before 1742, the tavern became a
center of social and political life before the Revolution. George Washington,
Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry are a few of the patriots who helped make
history here. It was in the Apollo Room that students at the College of
William and Mary are said to have founded the Phi Beta Kappa Society in 1776.
The building was reconstructed after a fire destroyed it in 1859. |
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Admission: Admission included with Colonial
Williamsburg multiple admission tickets |
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Hours: Tues.-Sun. 9-5, with extended hours during
peak seasons. Holiday hours may vary |
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Shirley Plantation |
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501 Shirley Plantation Rd.,
Charles City, VA 23030 USA |
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Phone: (800) 232-1613 |
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Shirley Plantation is 9.5 mi.
w. via SR 5 to 501 Shirley Plantation Rd. The plantation has been owned by
the Hill and Carter families since 1638 and is purported to be the oldest
continuously owned family business in the United States. The present mansion,
built in 1723, was the birthplace of Anne Hill Carter and the setting for her
marriage to “Light Horse” Harry Lee. In later years their son, Gen. Robert E.
Lee, was a frequent visitor. Family portraits, silver and furniture handed
down for 11 generations still grace the mansion, which sits on a bluff of the
James River. A carved-walnut staircase rises three stories without visible
support and is said to be the only one of its kind in America. The plantation
also includes four brick outbuildings set in a Queen Anne-style courtyard. A
stable, smokehouse and dovecote are other original structures. Allow 1 hour
minimum. |
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Admission: Admission $10.50; over 60, $9.50; ages
6-18, $7; active military with ID free |
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Hours: Grounds daily 9-5. House daily 9-5; closed
Thanksgiving and Dec. 25 |
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Credit Cards: AE, MC, VI |
Statue of John Smith
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1 Colonial Pkwy., Jamestown, VA 23081 USA |
Statue of John Smith overlooks the James River in Old Towne. Created by William Cooper, the statue was erected in 1909.
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Statue of Pocahontas is in Old Towne. The work of William Ordway Partridge was erected in 1922 to honor the American Indian princess who befriended the Jamestown settlers.
Swan Tavern Group
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300 Main St., Yorktown, VA 23690
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Swan Tavern Group is at Main and Ballard sts. The original 18th-century buildings—a tavern, kitchen, smokehouse and stable—were destroyed when a Union Army powder magazine in the York County Courthouse across the street exploded in December 1863. These reconstructions are of interest for their exterior appearance.
Tercentenary Monument
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1 Colonial Pkwy., Jamestown, VA
23081 USA |
Tercentenary Monument is on the western end of the Colonial Pkwy .Erected in 1907, the monument commemorated the 300th anniversary of the Jamestown colony's founding.
Washington's Headquarters Site
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Yorktown, VA USA |
Washington's Headquarters Site is outside town. This stop on the 9-mile Encampment Drive is near other sites including the French Cemetery and the French Artillery Park.
Watermen's Museum
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309 Water St., Yorktown, VA 23690 USA |
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Phone: (757) 887-2641 |
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Watermen's
Museum is e. on SR 238 to 309 Water St. Five galleries portray the history of
Virginia's watermen, who worked on or with the waters of the Chesapeake Bay
and its tributaries. Exhibits include ship models, paintings, dioramas,
photographs and tools. |
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Admission: Admission $3;
ages 6-18, $1 |
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Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10-4,
Sun. 1-4, Apr. 1-Thanksgiving; Sat. 10-4, Sun. 1-4, rest of year. Schedule may
vary; phone ahead |
Wetherburn's Tavern
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403 E. Duke of Gloucester St., Williamsburg, VA 23187 USA |
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Wetherburn's
Tavern is on the s. side of Duke of Gloucester St. near the Capitol. George
Washington frequently visited this tavern, which figured prominently in the
commercial life of Williamsburg and has been in continuous use for more than
200 years. |
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Admission: Admission
included with Colonial Williamsburg multiple admission tickets |
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Hours: Mon.-Tues. and
Fri.-Sat. 9-5, with extended hours during peak seasons. Holiday hours may
vary |
Williamsburg Winery
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5800 West Hundred, Williamsburg, VA 23185 USA |
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Phone: (757) 229-0999 |
Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10-5:30, Sun. noon-5:30; closed Jan. 1, Jan. 15-Feb. 15, Thanksgiving and Dec. 25
Wren Building
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Williamsburg, VA USA |
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Phone: (757) 221-1540 |
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Wren
Building is at the w. end of Duke of Gloucester St. at College of William and
Mary. The design of the building, which dates from 1695, has been attributed
to English architect Sir Christopher Wren. Although damaged by three fires,
the outer walls are still largely original. The chapel, great hall,
convocation room and a classroom have been furnished to appear as they
probably did in the 18th century. This is said to be the oldest academic
building still in use in the United States. |
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Admission: Free |
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Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10-5,
Sat. 9-5, Sun. noon-5 |
Wythe House
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101 Palace Green St., Williamsburg, VA 23187 USA |
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Wythe
House faces Palace Green s. of Prince George St.Built in the mid-18th
century, the house was occupied from about 1755 to 1791 by George Wythe, one
of the period's most prominent lawyers. He was Thomas Jefferson's and John
Marshall's teacher, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the first
law professor in an American college. |
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Admission: Admission
included with Colonial Williamsburg multiple admission tickets |
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Hours: Thurs.-Tues. 9-5,
with extended hours during peak seasons. Holiday hours may vary |
York County Courthouse
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300 Ballard St., Yorktown, VA 23690 USA |
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Phone: (757) 890-3350 |
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York
County Courthouse is at 300 Ballard St. Records date from 1633. |
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Admission: Free |
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Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8:15-5 |
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Yorktown Arts Foundation—On
the Hill is at 121 Alexander Hamilton Blvd. The works of regional artists and
craftsmen are featured. |
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Admission: Free |
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Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10-1 and 2-5; closed Thanksgiving
and Dec. 25 |
Yorktown Battlefield
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Main St. & Bacon St.,
Yorktown, VA 23690 USA |
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Phone: (757) 898-2410 |
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Yorktown Battlefield is on
the eastern end of the Colonial Pkwy. The last major battle of the
Revolutionary War was fought here in 1781, when Gen. Charles Cornwallis
sought to establish a British naval port at Yorktown with 8,300 soldiers.
Gen. George Washington moved his American army into Virginia to reinforce the
Marquis de Lafayette's allied forces; the French fleet blockaded Chesapeake
Bay. Under siege by 17,600 Continental troops, Cornwallis surrendered. |
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Admission: Admission $5, under 17 free |
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Hours: Two self-guiding auto tours begin at the
visitor center. The tour road is open daily 8-dusk |
Yorktown Monument To Alliance and
Victory
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Main St. & Bacon St., Yorktown, VA 23690 USA |
Yorktown Monument To Alliance and Victory is at Main St. The statue commemorates the alliance with France and the victory over the British.
Yorktown Victory Center
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SR 238 & Colonial Pkwy., Yorktown, VA 23690 USA |
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Phone: (757) 253-4838 |
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Yorktown
Victory Center is off I-64 exit 247 on SR 1020 near the Colonial Pkwy. and US
17. This museum of the American Revolution chronicles the events leading up
to the colonists' declaration of independence from Britain—and the impact of
the war upon ordinary lives. The “Witnesses to Revolution” gallery presents
the stories of 10 individuals who lived during this turbulent time.
“Converging on Yorktown” describes the multinational nature of forces that
converged here in 1781. “Yorktown's Sunken Fleet” reveals the history of the
Betsy and other British ships scuttled or lost during the siege. Daily life
during the Revolution is re-created in an outdoor Continental Army encampment
and a 1780s farm where costumed interpreters demonstrate firing muskets and a
cannon, discuss 18th-century medical practices, prepare meals, plant and
cultivate crops and process fiber for cloth .Other exhibits relate the
experiences of Revolutionary soldiers and describe the final step in
America's journey to nationhood—the development of the Constitution and Bill
of Rights. Allow 2 hours minimum. |
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Admission: Admission
$8.25; ages 6-12, $4. Combination ticket with Jamestown Settlement $16.75;
ages 6-12, $8.25 |
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Hours: Daily 9-6, June
15-Aug. 15; 9-5, rest of year. Closed Jan. 1 and Dec. 25 |
Yorktown Visitor Center
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1000 Colonial Pkwy., Yorktown, VA 23690 USA |
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Phone: (757) 898-2410 |
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Yorktown
Visitor Center is .75 mi. s. of Yorktown on the edge of town, at the e. end
of the Colonial Pkwy. The center includes an observation deck, a reconstructed
section of a gun deck and a British frigate captain's cabin. A 16-minute film
relates the events of the siege. The automobile tours begin at this point;
self-guiding tour leaflets and taped tours of the battlefield are available. |
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Admission: Admission
included with Yorktown Battlefield. Audiotape tour $2 rental with recorder |
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Hours: Daily 9-5; closed
Dec. 25 |