A Great Historic Vacation Spot: Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia is the Place to Visit

Colonia Williamsburg is open year round and provides travelers and vacationers the opportunity to enjoy and experience 18th century history. Williamsburg has preserved and restored the capital of Virginia with love and historical honor.

Visitors can experience a one of a kind historical vacation while having all the amenities of the 21st century. Beautiful hotel accommodations with a golf course close by and a spa for those relaxing evenings after a day of living the history of Williamsburg.

Revolutionary City presents an interactive adventure all year round, with museums, children's programs, and special exhibits throughout the season, an evening program and much more. The Historic area presents the vacationer a chance at time travel when in Colonial Williamsburg. Visitors can explore historic and architectural treasure troves of buildings and the 301-acre home of the original 18th-century structures.

The 301-acre Historic area contains 35 exhibit sites, Peyton Randolph House and Kitchen, Printing Office and Bookbindery, Courthouse, Blacksmith, Magazine, Capital and the Governor's Palace to mention a few.

Artisans give presentations daily and teach pre-industrial trades while using actual period tools and equipment.

Evening programs also include tours, after a wonderful dinner enjoy music, dance, drama and the tours while in Historic Williamsburg.

Museums in Williamsburg include, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, and Bassett Hall visit ColonialWilliamsburg.com for prices, times and special exhibits.

The Taverns of colonial Williamsburg include Christiana Campbell's Tavern, reported to be where George Washington was a visitor on many occasions, Chowning's Tavern, which was opened in 1766 and was a gathering place for the common folk; King's Arms tavern which opened in 1972 and became one of Williamsburg most genteel places. Here visitors can savor traditional south fare; and Shields Tavern established when ownership went to James Shields from his father-in-law. Dining here on southern comfort foods will keep vacationers and travelers filled with that southern feeling of warmth and companionship.

While at Colonial Williamsburg a visit to Merchants Square is a must. The rich architecture of the 18th-century will make visitors feel as if they have walked back into time. Shopping and dining in the 21st-century in Colonial Williamsburg Historic Area at the Merchants Square is a must while finding gifts and other items in one of the 40 unique shops, or an exquisite meal at one of the restaurants at the Merchants Square.

Admission passes are required to enter Colonial Williamsburg exhibition sites, art museums, and most of the daytime programs. This pass includes free parking at the Visitor Center and access to a short move on Williamsburg titled "The Story of a Patriot". There is also a complimentary shuttle bus in Colonial Williamsburg.