What not to miss at Williamsburg VA.....

In three or four days you barely have time to see Colonial Williamsburg. If you are making this trip to see history, spend your time at CW. There is plenty to see and if you try to split what you visit to all of the historic sites in the area - or the amusements - you are going to come away without any real appreciation for anything. When in Colonial Williamsburg you now can get a ticket good for the length of your trip - same price - which compared to other places is very reasonable. See the Rev City program that takes place throughout one entire day - all of it takes place on the streets and the historic properties. Go see one of the Nation Builders programs and encounter Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, or George Washington. You will come away from one of these swearing you just met the real man. Go into all of the buildings and trades locations. There are evening programs each night that have their own tickets - see Cry Witch, take the Tavern Ghost Walk. If you have kids there are special kids' programs. All of this is living history - not static museum displays. You are going to meet and encounter people who lived in this city before and during the Revolution.

This is not to say that Jamestown, Yorktown, and Busch Gardens are not nice. They are very nice, but you really need a lot more time to do justice to any one of these and see CW also on the same trip.

And yes, American Heritage is the campground to stay at - paved and level sites, clean, and very nice people running it.