Going to Williamsburg
 

I'm going to Williamsburg and I'm wondering what anyone here suggest as things to do other than Busch Gardens, also favorite restaurants. Oh traveling with adults only!

If you enter WILLIAMSBURG in the search text box, you'll find a LOT of info.

I go to Wbg quite a bit, and a few locals often contribute info too. Why not read what's been posted and come back with more specific questions.

I LOVE Colonial Williamsburg!

Thanks rb I'm a newbie to this site!

I love Williamsburg. The Williamsburg Winery is a great place to go. The website is: www.williamsburgwinery.com

Also, if you don't have a place to stay the Williamsburg Sampler B&B is an excellent place to stay. The innkeeper, Ike, is very nice, knowledgable, and a good cook.

http://www.williamsburgsampler.com/

www.colonialwillimasburg.org

Be sure to visit Jamestown, which will celebrate its 400 anniversay in 2007.

I believe the website Gekko intended to direct you to is www.history.org (the official Colonial Williamsburg website). If going mid-July or later, be sure to add the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum to your 'to do' list. Unfortunately another gem, the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum is currently being relocated and Carter Grove Plantation has been closed for the past three years (a great historical loss which I attribute to CW's constant search to improve the bottom line.) $$$ :-<

Yorktown is also on the same peninsula and is certainly worth the trip if you're history buffs: http://www.visitwilliamsburg.com/yor...field_site.htm

For a once in a lifetime experience, you might want to consider staying in one of the colonial houses onsite in Williamsburg. It's an amazing experience to have this 18th century town virtually to yourself for twelve hours after the 'tourists' have gone back to their accommodations. If interested, you need to make those reservations........ yesterday!

You can spend two days touring Colonial Williamsburg. Buy tickets and take the tours of the Governor's Mansion, etc. It's very interesting and well worth it. Spend an afternoon poking around the quaint shops at Merchants Square. Have dinner at the Fat Canary, also in Merchants Square. The food and atmosphere are fabulous.

The evening waking ghost tours look fun. I haven't done it myself, but plan to next time we go.

If you have the time, take a day trip up to Monticello in Charlottesville. Then have dinner downtown.

Take the Yorktown Battlefield tour and have lunch at Riverwalk. Riverwalk is charming, with quaint shops and a small beach area.

You will LOVE Williamsburg! It is a beautiful town with so much to do. Enjoy your trip.

We have just booked a Williamsburg package for 3 nightsdeal called America's 400th anniversary package: it includes:lodging(Governor's inn) historic triangle ticket(for Williamsburg,Jamestown and Yorktown).We paid 339.30 $ for us two in September. Greetings from Belgium Paul

Thanks Paul, that's an amazing price for accommodations in CW! To return the favor, I do have a couple of suggestions for your SE trip this fall. When driving up the Blue Ridge Parkway, be sure to allow some time to stop at Lexington VA, hometown and burial site of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson, burial site of Confederate Commander Robert E. Lee, and location of Virginia Military Institute. (Remember the VMI cadets' charge in the Battle of New Market?) I'd also suggest stopping at the Shenandoah Valley Heritage Museum in Dayton VA to view their electronic battle map of the valley in order to give you a better feel for the areas importance during the American Civil War. You might then want to explore the New Market Battlefield and the town of Winchester which changed hands over seventy times during the CW before continuing on to Harpers Ferry and Antietam. No, you don't have enough time in 'the valley' to do it justice and you may find that you'll have to forgo those hikes you mention if you're truly a US history buff!

Thanks for the input. Lexington seems to be possible as it's close to the Blue ridge Highway.I already changed a bit of our planning. At first we were going to stay two days in Harper's ferry to further explore the ,neighbourhood ,Antietam an Manassas but we had to change it to one day HF and two days Charlottesville as there's so much to do in the latter.I was also very interested in Gettysburg but that would lead us too far. We'll have to come back for the things we missed and the, take more time to visit W.Virginia and Tennessee.Paul

At both Jamestown and Yorktown, there are two areas to visit - the "real" site (which would be foundations/ruins) and the resconstructed sites. Both are interesting. Don't miss the reconstructed ships at Jamestown...tiny little things in which to cross an ocean with scores of your new "best friends." (My ancestor arrived in Jamestown in 1617; I figure something must have been going pretty wrong in England if he was willing to get into one of those little ships!)

Thanks everyone for the input! It has helped alot!! Retired teacher , I will look into the museums most definately and peggy , monticello is the next stop after williamsburg. Leaving friday!

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<b>julba</b>: Unfortunately the only museum that will be open in Williamsburg during your visit is Bassett Hall.... a lovely house, but more of a tribute to the Rockefeller family who began the Williamsburg restoration project than a colonial period house.

However, as you seem to have an interest in Jefferson (my favorite president BTW) perhaps you'd be interested in visiting his 'other home' as well. Popular Forest is located just south of Lynchburg VA about 90 miles from Monticello by Jefferson's calculations. http://www.serve.com/~poplarforest/visi.html

<b>tovarich</b>: Ditto with regards to Popular Forest. Also, the Shenandoah Valley Heritage Museum has been renamed. It is now called the Shenandoah Valley Folk Art and Heritage Center, but it still features the electronic map of Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign.... something you should definately should not miss for an understanding of the importance of the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War! http://www.planetware.com/dayton/she...r-us-va-81.htm

There are a few small period hotels within the historic area itself. Staying overnight in one of them lends a new dimension to the experience.

teacher/ thanks for the disclaimer i guess i was reading too fast lol Also thanks for the info on popular forest i well take it into consideration we r into history and baseball, and have to get to cincinnati for a reds fix
I'm happy to be a teacher as well and to have the summer off to recoup!