Visit Colonial Williamsburg

Williamsburg, VA
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Visit the location where it all started for our great nation! Great Food, Beer and Reenactments! 

Williamsburg, Virginia , founded in 1632, is one of the oldest cities in America. The city has played major roles in American history as the capital of Virginia and as a political center for the American Revolution. Today the city offers an abundance of museums,beautiful bed and breakfasts, and live reenactments. The city is considered a living history museum, with active role players in colonial attire. The actors tend to beautiful gardens, fire colonial weapons, perform blacksmith work and provide a wealth of knowledge. You can walk around the city for hours, or go for a colonial horse carriage ride. The city is fun for the entire family to learn about our nations history before, during and after the American Revolution. The kids will love to pet the animals and watch the soldiers fire their muskets. The city also offers great hotels or a authentic colonial BB for that romantic weekend with your significant other. The modern section of Williamsburg has endless shops, and restaurants. The entire city is covered in beautiful gardens, cobblestone streets and red brick homes. After you work up a hunger, head down to the DoG Street Pub. This Gastropub offers over a hundred different craft beers from all over the world and the food is amazing. Try the Ploughman's lunch to start! 

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Kevin Morris
5/22/2026
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Jenna Cook
2/14/2026
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Jenna Cook
2/14/2026
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Allison Cole
1/2/2023
Such a cute town!
Colonial Williamsburg is A MUST. This historic town has so much to offer, and has some great trails around the area. Check out the ...
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Anna Walter
11/5/2022
Williamsburg local
I volunteered at Colonial Williamsburg (or CW as we call it) and had such a wonderful time. This is truly a special place and ...
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Jennifer Carr
10/5/2020
An absolute treasure!
Growing up in SE Virginia, I visited Colonial Williamsburg many times as a kid. But, visiting as an adult makes it all the ...
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Stephen Catalano
8/14/2020
Nearby W&M
Definitely explore this historic area if you're visiting William and Mary (or the other way around). It's a great town with a lot of ...
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Natalie F
7/16/2020
Worth the stop
I am not super into touristy things, but still had a nice time! We spent a half day here. Learned a lot. Didn't pay ...
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HBCUs Outside
11/23/2017
Family Tradition
For over a decade, every New Years my family and I would go to the resorts in Williamsburg and relax and shop. Visiting the ...
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Jordan + Jacki Bolt
6/23/2017
Tourists!
Colonial Williamsburg is certainly full of history, but it can be a bit hard to get through the tourists at times, and difficult to ...
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Don B
12/20/2016
Winter
Winter is the best time to visit and photograph Colonial Williamsburg. The interpreters are generally off in January and the streets are free of ...
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Caroline Baxley
9/17/2016
Amazing!
I love Colonial Williamsburg! I go there quite often and it never ceases to take my breath away.
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