History Is Fun Package
Come Visit Where History Is Fun!
Take hold of America's beginnings from 1607 to 1781 with one combination pass to Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown Victory Center where you will discover a lot of fun with your history.
- Grind corn in a Powhatan Indian village at Jamestown Settlement.
- Steer with a shipstaff aboard a replica 17th-century ship, one moored at Jamestown Settlement's pier.
- Slip on English armor in a re-created colonial fort at Jamestown Settlement.
- Check out a Continental Army soldier's tent in a re-created military encampment at the Yorktown Victory Center, and learn about typical life of a Revolutionary War soldier and cannon crew.
- Process flax on a 1780s Tidewater farm at the Yorktown Victory Center.
Also at the Jamestown Settlement and the Yorktown Victory Center experience days of centuries past, from the hardships experienced by early English colonists and soliders of the American Revolution to life on a re-created 1780s Virginia farm.
- View the film "1607: A Nation Takes Root".
- Learn Powhatan Indian hospitality shown to English trading party led by Capitain John Smith during a 1608-9 winter storm. *Discover the cultures that converged in 17th-century Virginia at the riverfront discovery area and take part in a trade demonstration.
Come visit where History Is Fun! Plan on spending two nights at one of the 70 Williamsburg area hotels or b&bs, and enjoy admission to Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown Victory Center during the length of stay. Chioldren ages 0-5 do not require a ticket with this package. Your tickets will be delivered to your hotel.
