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

Dave2001 wrote:
Historic Jamestown was nice because they have the ships there plus the fort and an Indian village. They had quite a few costumed people there giving demonstrations and talks. I think the kids would enjoy it.

There are lots of activities at Colonial Williamsburg that get the kids involved as some have mentioned.

At the Yorktown Victory center they have a small encampment setup. They use volunteers, mostly kids in a skit to fire an old cannon. No danger to the participants. Lots of noise and smoke.

I'm sure you just mis spoke, but Historic Jamestown is not where the fort, ships and Indian village are that is the commercial "JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT" Historic Jamestown is the NPS site right next door. While the settlement is nice IMO the real meat is the NPS site and make sure you get a Ranger/Volunteer tour there that goes into all the digs and history uncovered.

As far as Williamsburg goes it takes a week or more to see all the various presentations, etc. since some are only done once or maybe twice a week. It takes some planning to do it all and IMO the presentations/tours/demonstrations at Williamsburg are very informative and interesting. Also, don't miss the tour of the Rockafeller home (Bassett Hall) used during the initial building of Colonial Williamsburg.

We spent two weeks at Williamsburg a couple of year ago and had plenty to do, but didn't "power visit" anything and took our time. We got the annual Colonial Williamsburg pass and often only went for a presentation/demo on a particular day and then on to something like Historic Jamestown to finish off the day's activity.

Larry