Williamsburg Attractions
Colonial Williamsburg
While vacationing in Colonial Williamsburg you will enjoy a variety of local attractions.
Williamsburg offers plenty of fun for both adults and children with interactive activities, outdoor concerts, colonial exhibits, world famous theme parks and much more. Special programs have been included into the daily schedule to portray age related scenarios. Puppet shows, arts & crafts and games are offered to many different age groups. Open daily from 9am to 5pm.
Busch Gardens Williamsburg
You'll want to spend at least one day in the most beautiful amusement park in the United States, Busch Gardens Williamsburg. Covering 350 acres, this gardener's delight also offers 35 spectacular rides, live shows, gourmet restaurants and specialty shops. Special area for the under seven set with dragons galore and pint sized rides and coasters.
Busch Gardens boasts its newest ride "The Griffon", one of the fastest and tallest roller coaters in the World. This awesome coaster is 205 feet tall and has a 90 degree drop straight down at 70 mph. The Griffon Roller Coaster just opened last year on May 25th, 2007. Busch Gardens theme park also offers a wide variety of games, shows & other fun rides for the whole family, along with delicious foods & live entertainment for children and adults of all ages. The Busch Gardens theme park is currently closed and will re-open on March 26th, 2010.
Water Country USA Williamsburg
Nearby Virginia Beach has the sand, but for plenty of wet and wild fun visit Water Country, U.S.A. Get wet at one of the largest mid-Atlantic water parks, Water Country U.S.A. This huge water park offers 30 water rides, including a wave pool, high diving entertainment, restaurants and souvenir & clothing shops.
Kiddy pools available for the small ones with shaded lounge areas for Mom and Dad. Water Country USA theme park is currently closed and will re-open on May 22nd, 2010.
Jamestown Settlement
History repeats itself in the region of Jamestown Settlement . About 400 years ago the first permanent settlers in North America settled on the James River. See the excavations taking place or explore the fort.
Located about 10 minutes from historic colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown is a unique recreation of the 17th century, complete with three full scale replicas of sailing vessels dating to 1607. Don't miss this opportunity to experience the beginning of our adventurous past. Open daily from 9am to 5pm.
Historic Yorktown
Yorktown Virginia is a small town with many years of significance to our American History. In 1781 George Washington led his troops into battle and won the American Revolutionary War. Lord Corn Wallis surrendered his army on Oct 19, 1781 to the American and French allies.
Yorktown today is a part of the Historical Triangle and offers many different museums, colonial homes and a very scenic river front view, on Water Street. You will find small shops and dining along with 100's of years of History in Yorktown, Virginia. Open daily from 9am to 5pm.
Links To Local Area Attractions
American Theatre
www.hamptonarts.netBusch Gardens Williamsburg
www.buschgardens.comChildren's Museum of Portsmouth
www.childrens-museum.orgChildren's Museum of Richmond
www.c-mor.orgChrysler Museum of Art
www.chrysler.orgCollege of William & Mary
www.wm.eduColonial Williamsburg
www.history.orgFort Eustis U.S. Army Transportation Museum
www.eustis.army.mil/DPTMSEC/MUSEUMGo-Karts Plus
www.gokartsplus.comGreat Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services:
www.fws.gov/northeast/greatdismalswampHampton University Museum
www.hamptonu.edu/museumHaunted Dinner Theater
www.haunteddinnertheater.comJames River Plantations
www.jamesriverplantations.orgJamestown National Historic Site
APVA: www.apva.org
National Park Service: www.nps.gov/jameJamestown Settlement
www.historyisfun.orgKimball Theatre on Merchant's Square
www.colonialwilliamsburg.comMariner's Museum & Monitor Center
www.mariner.orgMerchant's Square by Colonial Williamsburg
www.merchantsquare.orgMini-Golf America
www.minigolfamerica.com
Nauticus National Maritime Center
& Battleship Wisconsin Exhibit
www.nauticus.orgNorfolk Botanical Garden
www.nbgs.orgParamount's King's Dominion & WaterWorks
www.kingsdominion.comPirate's Cove Adventure Golf
www.piratescove.netPrime Outlets at Williamsburg
www.primeoutlets.comRichmond International Raceway
www.rir.comRosie Rumpe's Regal Dumpe Dinner Theatre
www.rosierumpes.comScience Museum of Virginia
(and Ethyl IMAX Dome)
www.smv.orgVirginia Air & Space Center
(and Riverside IMAX Theater)
www.vasc.orgVirginia Aviation Museum
www.vam.smv.orgVirginia Living Museum
www.valivingmuseum.orgVirginia Zoo
www.virginiazoo.orgWater Country USA
www.watercountryusa.comWatermen's Museum
www.watermens.orgWilliamsburg Pottery Factory
www.williamsburgpottery.comWilliamsburg Winery
www.williamsburgwineryltd.comYorktown Battlefield
National Park Service:
www.nps.gov/yonbYorktown Cruises
www.yorktowncruises.comYorktown Victory Center
www.historyisfun.org
