Williamsburg Attractions
Colonial Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area is an 18th-century town restored to the time this it was Britain's largest colony of the new world. It is truly an outdoor living museum with over 500 public buildings, homes, stores, taverns and some of the most beautiful gardens that one can experience. You will find tradesmen demonstrating over 30 historic trades and domestic crafts and character actors recreating history. Colonial Williamsburg also features a variety of dining options including historical taverns with traditional fare of the time. Enjoy the upscale dining of Kings Arms or perhaps a casual dinner at Chownings and enjoy the age old tradition of Gambols (popular sing alongs and gaming for those of you living in the 21st Century). If the fine dining of today is more your style you will find Merchant's Square at the end of Duke of Gloucester Street where you will find exquisite shopping and dining options.
Busch Gardens
Busch Gardens is an action-packed European themed adventure park with 17th Century Charm and 21st Century technology. Voted America's Most Beautiful Theme Park twenty years in a row, at Busch Gardens you will enjoy culinary delights from all over the world, spectacular shopping, main stage shows and a variety of rides for the thrill seeker in all of us. Busch Gardens newest coaster Verbolten opens in May 2012 taking riders on a thrilling ride through the black forrest. Each night June 27 - August 21 Busch Gardens celebrates summer with IllumiNights, a nightly extravaganza featuring live performances, music and special effects that culminates in a park-wide fireworks spectacular.
Water Country USA
With more than 30 rides and attractions, Water Country USA is the largest water park in the Virginia! With a flashback 50’s and 60’s rock and roll theme you will enjoy rides, slides, wave pools, lazy rivers and more. There are plenty of shady areas for mom and dad to relax and kiddie pools for those who just want to splash around. While you are there be sure to check out Vanish Point, the heart stopping 75-foot tower-slide that opened in 2011!
Williamsburg Winery
Less than ten minutes from Williamsburg's historical attractions you will find Virginia's largest winery. The Williamsburg Winery, founded in 1985, is set among 50+ beautiful acres of vineyards and offers tours and tastings daily throughout the year. Although Virginia boasts nearly 100 wineries, a quarter of all wine produced in the state comes from Williamsburg. The Williamsburg Winery and its vintages are highly awarded having been named among "The Best Wines in the World" by the Decanter World Wine Awards of London. The most popular wine, "The Governor's White" was awarded a Gold Medal within two weeks of its release in 1988. Adding to their uniqueness and paying homage to the area's rich history, most of the wines made at the Williamsburg Winery feature historical references on the back of each bottle.
Jamestown Settlement ~ Yorktown Victory Center
Jamestown features both indoor and outdoor attractions galleries and exhibits. You and your family can experience what the settlers encountered in the 17th century. See the life that was lived inside a recreated 17th-century colonial fort. Discover the world of Pocahontas in the Powhatan Indian village. Yorktown, Virginia is where George Washington's army of 17,600 surrounded and besieged General Charles Lord Cornwallis' 8,300 British, German and American loyalist forces which were fortified within the Port of Yorktown.Participate is a self-guided or ranger-guided auto or walking tour in the historic battlefields of Yorktown. Highlights will include the site of Washington's Headquarters, Surrender Field, The Moore House (scene of surrender negotiations), The Nelson House (home of Governor Thomas Nelson, Jr. signer of the Declaration of Independence) and the Yorktown Victory Monument.
Spooks and Legends Haunted Tours
Spooks and Legends Haunted Tours is the number one rated Haunted Tour in Williamsburg! Enjoy an evening guided by and actual resident of the 18th Century Historic Area who has all of the gossip of the day. With all of the juicy details that you didn't get in the official daytime tour, Spooks and Legends offers a walking tour that last through the streets of Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area and is entertainment for the entire family. Tours are offered seasonally weather permitting.
Ripley's Believe it or Not!
Expect the unexpected at Ripley's Believe it or Not! Museum and 4-D Theatre. Thousands of unusual and astonishing atrifacts can be found inside the "Odditorium," and you will enter the 4th dimension courtescy of our 4-D theatre. Feeling lucky? Take on the challenge of the Impossible Laser Race where you test your skills in making it through a maze of lasers without touching them. You will enjoy hours of family fun courtescy of Mr. Ripley!
