By Boat & Ferry in Williamsburg

By Boat & Ferry

The Jamestown-Scotland Ferry began providing service across the James River in 1925. This is the best free ride in Virginia; it takes you back 400 years to when the colonists first spied the site where they founded Jamestown. The ferry leaves the Jamestown dock about every hour on the half-hour, leaving the opposite port, Scotland, on the hour 24 hours a day. Wait times vary from 15 to 30 minutes (sometimes longer in the summer). Cars, campers, trucks, and motorcycles are allowed on the ferry. Foot passengers may ride, but there's nowhere to park at the ferry landing.

Boat & Ferry Lines

Jamestown-Scotland Ferry (2317 Jamestown Rd., Rte. 31. 757/222-6100. www.virginiadot.org/comtravel/ferry-jamestown.asp).