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Colonial Williamsburg: Dive into Revolutionary History
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500 Ratings
Williamsburg
Step into history at Colonial Williamsburg, the world’s largest living history museum. Immerse yourself in the revolutionary stories of American history and experience the past come to life through live performances, expert insights, and period-specific crafts.
Step into history at Colonial Williamsburg, the world’s largest living history museum. Immerse yourself in the revolutionary stories of American history and experience the past come to life through live performances, expert insights, and period-specific crafts.
Duration:
2 days
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Colonial Williamsburg - Enjoy guided tours led by costumed interpreters at the Governor’s Palace, Capitol, and Courthouse.
Gain access to trade sites where you can interact with skilled masters, journeymen, and apprentices practicing 18th-century trades.
Attend daily staged performances at the Charlton Stage and Hennage Auditorium.
Visit our two…
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Colonial Williamsburg - Enjoy guided tours led by costumed interpreters at the Governor’s Palace, Capitol, and Courthouse.
Gain access to trade sites where you can interact with skilled masters, journeymen, and apprentices practicing 18th-century trades.
Attend daily staged performances at the Charlton Stage and Hennage Auditorium.
Visit our two renowned art museums.
Take advantage of the complimentary shuttle service.
What's Included
- Colonial Williamsburg Admission Ticket
- Admission to daily staged performances on the Charlton Stage and in the Hennage Auditorium
- Admission to trade sites to see and speak with expert masters, journeymen, and apprentices
- Admission to our two world-class art museums
- Self-guided tours of the Governor’s Palace, Capitol, and Courthouse
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Colonial Williamsburg Admission Ticket
- Admission to daily staged performances on the Charlton Stage and in the Hennage Auditorium
- Admission to trade sites to see and speak with expert masters, journeymen, and apprentices
- Admission to our two world-class art museums
- Self-guided tours of the Governor’s Palace, Capitol, and Courthouse
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks
- Parking fees
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks
- Parking fees
Additional Information
The Revolution is Here! Immerse yourself in the revolutionary stories of American history. With over 300 acres of iconic sites, historic taverns, and world-class art museums, history truly comes to life at the world’s largest living history museum. Meet our experts uncovering the past to better inform our future, enjoy live performances, meet talented…
The Revolution is Here! Immerse yourself in the revolutionary stories of American history. With over 300 acres of iconic sites, historic taverns, and world-class art museums, history truly comes to life at the world’s largest living history museum. Meet our experts uncovering the past to better inform our future, enjoy live performances, meet talented tradespeople practicing period-specific crafts, and explore our 18th-century city on the verge of revolution. Every Colonial Williamsburg visit helps continue our mission — to ensure that the future may learn from the past.
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Evening programs include tours, plays, dances, concerts, and reenactments
- Evening meals in colonial taverns include strolling musicians and 18th-century fare
Location
Colonial Williamsburg
101 Visitor Center Drive
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Kimberly_p
Oct 8, 2025
Great experience for... - Great experience for young and old alike. Learned so much on the tours and demonstrations. Enjoyed learning more about American history.
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Ronaldbs9037so
Oct 6, 2025
An amazing glimpse of old American culture - Very worthwhile to see, hear and feel Colonial Williamsburg, steeped in history and tradition and ghostly encounters; truly an amazing part of old American culture; recommended.
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Anita
Oct 2, 2025
Amazing Williamsburg, Virginia - Our experience at Williamsburg was very informative and enjoyable. I was amazed at the detailed knowledge of every shop worker and the actors on stage as well. It’s as if they actually live in 1776 .
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Edward_g
Oct 2, 2025
Love Williamsburg - Williamsburg was very nice. I purchased my tickets for the wrong day. They accepted the date. I was very happy. I’ve had other experiences with venues that didn’t help. Yeah! To Williamsburg! It’s a very beautiful area. It’s a perfect thing to do with family.
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Pioneer03117811799
Sep 16, 2025
Well Done! - We had a great time at colonial Williamsburg. We learned a lot about the village and enjoyed the slow pace of the country. The actors did a great job and the merchants were very courteous. We highly recommend this trip!
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Hbhakh
Oct 5, 2025
Always enjoyable - We spent 3 days in the Colonial area, which we have done numerous times over many years. Our admission was included in the price of our hotel (Williamsburg Lodge). The Historic Area is beautifully restored and maintained and we always enjoy visiting. The staff are great and do a nice job of explaining the sites. On weekdays in the fall, there weren't any crowds so access was easy.
It would be nice if they had a better app. I could get the current one to load on my phone. We had to carry the map with the schedule.
Overall, we highly recommend visiting.
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Anna
Sep 26, 2025
Back in times! Nice visit - Colonial Williamsburg is a 1 mile long walk through the colonial times, original and reconstructed buildings. What is adding the charm , is people dressed in original clothes , working on the property and explaining their trades. You ask them anything and they are very knowledgeable.
What I wished for, is to see more street performers.
Overall nice experience. Highly recommend to get the entry ticket which opens the door to many indoor places.
Just walking the grounds is free.
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Leslie
Sep 26, 2025
Pros and cons. - We stayed at The Lodge, a CW property; prior visit I stayed off site — that’s the way to go. $30/day to park at the Lodge vs $10 at the Visitors Center. We enjoyed the tours (Palace & Peyton Randolph House). and the performance of George Washington and Gale from the North. The song/dance performances were disappointing and one was just a repetition of the other, different name. The map and signage are poor. The signage for the public hospital was especially poor and not visible from walkways. The map should show paths with a dotted line! The shuttle is handy. Everything is vastly overpriced, bottle of water nearly $4. We expected some of this but it really was extreme. Items at The Cupboard were not only overpriced, but ridiculous. A blueberry muffin with 2 berries! A cranberry muffin with one berry!! We learned, after a meal at Sweet Tea and Barley, to eat off site. Check Tripadvisor for good restaurants. If shopping is your thing, there’s plenty at and around Colonial Williamsburg — not our thing. We went to a presentation in the Art Museum which was good, though titled as a talk on the trades and was about gardening! The museum looked wonderful but we didn’t have time to explore. The cafe there looked ok but we didn’t eat there. Museum itself requires no ticket, so perhaps save for day of departure. You must book direct to get tickets free with CW hotels. We didn’t as we covered hotel with points.
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Sonjagl7078pt
Sep 19, 2025
It was a good tour - No. I could have bought a ticket for Coloniak Williamsburg without tour guide.
I do believe that I was more informed.
No, I was satisfied with the tour itself.
I would recommend a two day pass, because it is too much for one day.
More time to absorb the information.
Going into the homes throughout the strip.
IT WAS NICE AND INFORMATIVE WHEN WE could. Not every home was opened.
Good.
We could t explore the jail or gardens due to inclement weather.
Muddy and wet. It stunk.
We changed our tour from one day to next due to the weather.
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Txladymc
Sep 30, 2025
Okay but I won’t go back again - I love living history museums, and I have been to many across the country. I had always heard Colonial Williamsburg was the best. We planned to stay two days. We went on a cloudy Sept Monday and, after about 3 hours, felt like we had seen everything worth seeing. My first general, over-all impression started with the visitor center where no one was friendly or helpful. Being from Texas, I guess my standards of friendliness are just much higher. Next, the places we visited had knowledgeable people but, again, lacked warmth and friendliness. All of them seemed tired and bored, almost monotone in their delivery. One exception was the gal at the courthouse who had the kind of exuberant vitality I would expect. The other guy there was just awful, hard to understand and very dull. It seemed liked he was reading his lines for the very first time. The whole day was lackluster and not inviting. We don’t even plan to go back tomorrow and will, instead, go to Jamestown…even though we paid for another day at Williamsburg. One bright spot was our sandwich at The Cheese Chop. It was excellent.
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