Colonial Williamsburg Historic Area. The world's largest living-history museum stretches along Duke of Gloucester Street, where costumed interpreters re-enact 18th-century trades, court proceedings, and daily life inside more than 600 restored and reconstructed buildings. In 2026 the experience is supercharged by a dual milestone: the Foundation's…
Historic Jamestowne. The actual site of America's first permanent English settlement, managed jointly by the National Park Service and Preservation Virginia, where active archaeological excavations continue to unearth the 1607 James Fort. The on-site Voorhees Archaearium displays thousands of recovered artifacts and allows visitors to…
Jamestown Settlement. A living-history museum operated by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation that brings 17th-century Virginia to life through full-size re-creations of the settlers' fort, a Powhatan village, and the three ships that crossed the Atlantic in 1607. Immersive films, gallery exhibits, and costumed interpreters make the story…
American Revolution Museum at Yorktown. A state-of-the-art museum where the dramatic 180-degree surround-screen film of the Siege of Yorktown and outdoor re-creations of a Continental Army encampment and a Revolution-era farm put visitors squarely in the pivotal closing chapter of the Revolutionary War.
Busch Gardens Williamsburg. An award-winning European-themed amusement park with over 50 rides and attractions, including the Pantheon multi-launch coaster and the reimagined Verbolten: Forbidden Turn that debuted in 2026. Voted the world's most beautiful theme park, the grounds blend thrilling coasters with live animal encounters and…
Colonial Parkway Scenic Drive & Bike Route. A 23-mile National Scenic Byway managed by the National Park Service that links Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Yorktown through protected forests and along the James and York rivers, with no commercial signs or painted lines. Cyclists enjoy a largely flat-to-rolling route on historic exposed river-gravel pavement, and…
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum. The oldest continually operating museum dedicated to American folk art in the United States, holding more than 7,000 pieces spanning from the 1720s to the present across eleven galleries of painting, sculpture, pottery, textiles, and toys. The collection, housed in a purpose-built facility just outside the Historic…
Williamsburg Winery. Virginia's pioneering estate winery on 350 historic acres at Wessex Hundred, producing wines of European elegance since 1987. Visitors can take daily barrel-cellar tours with wine flights, dine at the vineyard-view Gabriel Archer Tavern, and stay overnight at the 28-room Wedmore Place boutique hotel.
Top-rated tours & activities in Williamsburg
Williamsburg Ghosts, Witches and Pirates Tour — 4.7★ (608 reviews)
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Williamsburg Ghosts, Witches and Pirates Tour — 4.7★ (608 reviews)
Whispers of Williamsburg Haunted Ghost Tour with Add-on options — 4.6★ (771 reviews)
Jamestown Settlement & Glasshouse - Private Guided Tour — 4.6★ (17 reviews)
Colonial Williamsburg Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour — 4.0★ (50 reviews)
Let's Go Sail Virginia — 5.0★ (153 reviews)
Exclusive Private Colonial Williamsburg Walking Tour by a Local — 5.0★ (44 reviews)
Yorktown Museum, Battlefields & Historic Area-Private Guided Tour — 5.0★ (14 reviews)
The Original Ghosts of Williamsburg Tour — 4.4★ (609 reviews)