A The Historic Triangle is well known for its historic landmarks; however, the region also is home to world-class golf, shopping, restaurants, theme parks, and sports and entertainment venues.
Some of the best-know attractions include:. Q Greater Williamsburg is known as a history destination. What else does it have to offer? A The Williamsburg area provides a variety of activities that appeal to visitors of all ages.
Summer offers water parks, roller coasters, treetop adventure courses, biking, hiking, swimming and kayaking. Fall brings an outdoor arts festival, harvest dinners, beer fests and bewitching October programs. The holiday season includes fireworks, music, candlelit windows, natural decorations, and special programming, including Christmas Town at Busch Gardens featuring a display of 6 million twinkling lights, Christmas trees, music and food to delight all ages.
Any time of year, visitors enjoy plenty of shopping choices and dining venues ranging from elegant fine dining to energetic atmospheres, with seafood, garden-to-table, craft beers and creative wine selections on menus throughout the area.
Golf courses, tennis courts, spas, art museums and gardens are open year-round. While you visit Colonial Williamsburg, your children can:. While you do not need a ticket to walk around the city, guests must purchase a ticket to enter buildings, participate in events, go on tours, and explore other areas of the historic grounds. To save money on your Williamsburg, VA trip, take advantage of Bundle it! Bundle it! Simply choose the number of tickets you need, find the hotel that suits your travel preferences, and save.
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A to Z Forums Documents. The College of William and Mary. Reenactors lead a historical tour of the Governor's Palace at Colonial Williamsburg. Sample baked goods at the 18th century recreation farm, American Revolution Museum, Yorktown. Share Tweet Pin. July 29, at am. Yes, believe it or not, it is possible to do Colonial Williamsburg in less than a day. We spent an afternoon in Williamsburg this summer, during our two-week road trip through Virginia. You can pick up a map at the Visitor Center, which clearly marks which attractions require an admission ticket, or download the Colonial Williamsburg Explorer app in your App Store.
The map contains the hours of operation for each attraction as well, but most importantly, if you flip the map over you can find all the daily tours and programs.
The fun part is — a lot of these re-enactments and programs are free and open to the public, you just need to know where you need to be and at what time. If you then walk down the Duke of Gloucester Street, there are many Colonial-style shops to pop into including a grocer, silver shop, pottery and housewares, an apothecary, and a bakery, along with quite a few full-service tavern restaurants.
As you walk along, you will see living history actors playing their parts of townspeople, soldiers, and rabble-rousers. When I would overhear snippets of conversations, I always wondered how much was scripted and how much was ad-libbed as they go. This is definitely a visit highlight — and it is free. To get the most out of a visit to Colonial Williamsburg, it might help for kids to know a bit of history before you go.
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