Known as the "historic triangle," Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown contain treasures found nowhere else. Although all three celebrate and educate about the history of the United States, each has a unique story and way of exploring the past.
Jamestown
Site of the first permanent English settlement in North America, Jamestown today is a historical site located within Colonial National Historical Park and provides numerous ways to learn about the past. There are no permanent residents in Jamestown, although during the day it is bustling with colorful colonial characters and tourists from all over the world. The two main Jamestown attractions are both centered around the town's rich history.
Jamestown Settlement is a recreation of an English fort, a Native American village, and the ships used to sail to the New World. Also at Jamestown is
Historic Jamestown, the actual site of the original colony featuring archaeological digs and glass blowing.
Williamsburg
Made up of the old and the...
Places to dine in Colonial Williamsburg are plentiful, but not necessarily rated four stars for such a highly visited and promoted family travel destination. Williamsburg has every kind of eatery on the spectrum from fast food to family dining to historic food to fine dinning. The area is tilted more toward the first two than the last two. Easy to find, but probably difficult to secure a table during peak summer vacation time, are every possible chain... Read More
Green Spring Plantation, a few miles from the center of modern-day Williamsburg, was considered a showplace property during the 1600s. Its 7,000 acres along the James River was the home of Governor Sir William Berkeley. It was known for agricultural innovation, greenhouses, horses and pottery. The main house was located several hundred feet beyond today’s main road (Route 614). The foundation remnants still exist, but archeological studies have placed any... Read More
Anyone knowledgeable about the history in and around Williamsburg during the American Revolution will recognize the name of British General Lord Cornwallis. He surrendered to the American and French troops at Yorktown during 1781. But before settling in nearby Yorktown and only months before he was trapped in that town, he was based in Williamsburg. From here, he ordered John Simcoe and his Queens Rangers, along with some Hessian soldiers, to raid an... Read More
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Busch Gardens Day Trip from Washington DC
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