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Address: 309 Water St, Yorktown, VA 23690
This museum is located in a beautiful Colonial Revival home that was floated across the York River. The museum tells the story of the Chesapeake wooden boats and the fishermen who made the most of the water's bounty. There are marvelous exhibits on the mechanics of fishing and the tools of the trade. At this small...
Category: Williamsburg Attractions & Activities
Address: 200 Hubbard Ln, Williamsburg, VA 23185
Since 1957, the Williamsburg Players have been producing five or six shows each season in their 115-seat theater. Their plays are a mixture of the well known and the avant-garde, and the acting goes way beyond what is found in many local volunteer theater ensembles. Check their website or box office phone number for...
Category: Historic Sites - Williamsburg Attractions & Activities
Address: Visitor Center Dr, Williamsburg, VA 23185
The best place to start with this outdoor museum is at the visitor center. A film and an orientation walk are informative and will save you time. There is so much to see here – buildings, gardens, taverns, trade shops and demonstrations – that it is virtually impossible to see it all in a day or even two. The...
Ghosts of Williamsburg Candlelight Tours
Category: Attractions - Williamsburg Attractions & Activities
Address: 345 W Duke of Gloucester St, Williamsburg, VA 23185
Based on the L.B. Taylor book "The Ghosts of Williamsburg," this tour is informative and fun! It is a walking tour of the historic area, so be sure to wear comfortable shoes. Reservations are absolutely required – about 85,000 people per year take this tour, so reserve as early as you can. Tours are held rain or...
Bruton Parish Episcopal Church
Category: Williamsburg Attractions & Activities
Address: 331 W Duke Of Gloucester St, Williamsburg, VA 23185
One of the oldest Episcopal churches in the United States, Bruton has been serving members since 1715. Famous past worshipers include presidents Washington, Tyler, Monroe and Jefferson. The churchyard has many interesting 18th-century tombstones, so be sure and include it on your tour. The church is popular with...
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center
Category: Attractions - Williamsburg Attractions & Activities
Address: 307 S England St, Williamsburg, VA 23185
The first museum in the country dedicated to American folk art is on England Street, right across from the Williamsburg Lodge. Refurbished and enlarged in the early '90s, this museum houses everything from stenciled coverlets to mourning pictures to paintings and sculpture. It chronicles everyday life, as many of the...
Category: Historic Sites - Williamsburg Attractions & Activities
Address: 11800 John Tyler Memorial Hwy, Charles City, VA 23030
Although the house is open by appointment only to groups of 20 or more, it is worth calling to see if you can tag along with a tour. The large frame house, built in 1650, is a study in how life was lived in that time, and the architecture is outstanding and unique. The gardens are exquisite and are also open for tours...
Category: Williamsburg Attractions & Activities
Address: Duke of Gloucester St, Williamsburg, VA
Twin curved turrets and a majestic white cupola are the structural elements that characterize the Capitol building dominating the end of Duke of Gloucester Street. But the momentous events that occurred on this site make up an even bigger part of its personality. The first structure to be named Capitol in America, the...
Category: Williamsburg Attractions & Activities
Address: Colonial Pkwy, Williamsburg, VA
This 23-mile-long parkway connects Williamsburg with Jamestown and Yorktown, thus forming the famed "Historic Triangle." Bordered by the James and York rivers and their tributaries, the road offers scenic beauty, as well as recreational opportunities that range from cycling to picnicking.
DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
Category: Attractions - Williamsburg Attractions & Activities
Address: S Henry St, Williamsburg, VA 23185
Built in 1985 by world-renowned architect I.M. Pei, the museum contains one of the world's largest collections of historical American and British furniture. Their collection of British pottery is also the largest outside that country. Over 8,000 decorative art pieces from 1600 to 1830 are permanently on display in the...
