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Historic Site: Capitol
Rediscover the founding principles of our American government.
CW Admission
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Historic Site: Charlton's Coffeehouse
Exchange ideas while sampling authentic versions of historic “hot liquors”: coffee, tea, and chocolate.
CW Admission
Handicap Accessible
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Historic Site: Courthouse
Participate in the proceedings of the colonial court.
CW Admission
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Historic Site: George Wythe House
Visit the site where Thomas Jefferson studied law and enlightenment ideas.
CW Admission
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Historic Site: Governor's Palace
Explore the residence of Virginia's royal governors.
CW Admission
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Historic Site: Guardhouse
Protecting the Powder Magazine
CW Admission
Map & Program Guide
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Historic Site: James Geddy House
Experience the activities of an 18th-century family at the Geddy site.
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Historic Site: Peyton Randolph House
Take a guided tour to learn about the paradox of slavery in the Revolutionary period.
CW Admission
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Historic Site: Presbyterian Meetinghouse
Visit the only authorized place of worship for dissenting Protestants in Williamsburg before the Revolution.
CW Admission
Handicap Accessible
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Historic Site: Public Armoury
Witness the effort of diverse individuals to support the Revolutionary War at this industrial complex.
CW Admission
Handicap Accessible
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Historic Site: Public Gaol (Jail)
Explore the cells where prisoners were held as they awaited trial and punishment.
CW Admission
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Historic Site: Raleigh Tavern
Discuss the meanings of liberty and equality.
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Historic Site: Robert Carter House
Explore the processes used to investigate this unfurnished 18th-century house while learning about the Robert Carter family and the enslaved and free individuals who lived here.
CW Admission
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Historic Site: Williamsburg Bray School
The Williamsburg Bray School was one of the earliest institutions dedicated to Black education in North America.
Open to the Public
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Historic Trade: Blacksmith
Watch as blacksmiths take red-hot iron from the fires of their forges and hammer it into a variety of tools, hardware, and weapons.
CW Admission
Handicap Accessible
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Historic Trade: Bookbinder
Visit the bindery to glimpse the fascinating world of creating fine books.
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Historic Trade: Brickmaker
Discover the process of making bricks used in building projects around town.
CW Admission
Handicap Accessible
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Historic Trade: Cabinetmaker & Harpsichord Maker
Watch expert woodworkers fashion the intricate details of luxury products with period hand tools.
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Historic Trade: Carpenter
Discover the process of carpentry from tree to structure.
CW Admission
Handicap Accessible
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Historic Trade: Cook
Watch as cooks prepare historically-accurate dishes.
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Handicap Accessible
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Historic Trade: Cooper & Wheelwright
Watch as wheelwrights construct and repair historical vehicles and coopers create everyday items like buckets.
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Handicap Accessible
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Historic Trade: Engraver
Watch as engravers create custom inscriptions, symbols, and designs in metal objects.
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Historic Trade: Farmer
Engage with our farmers as they work throughout the year to grow food for the community.
CW Admission
Handicap Accessible
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Historic Trade: Founder
See skilled hands at work crafting bronze, brass, silver, and pewter into magnificent 18th-century-style items.
CW Admission
Handicap Accessible
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Historic Trade: Leather Breeches Maker & Shoemaker
Explore these time-honored trades as the shoemakers and leather breeches makers reveal their tools and techniques.
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Historic Trade: Milliner & Mantua-Maker
Stop by the milliner for the latest 18th-century fashions.
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Historic Trade: Printer
Watch and learn as printers set type and use reproduction printing presses to manufacture printed pieces.
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Historic Trade: Silversmith
Watch silversmiths create flatware, hollowware, jewelry, and more using 18th-century techniques.
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Historic Trade: Tin Plate Worker
See the tin plate workers snip, shape, and bend tin plate into kettles, cups, and other items.
CW Admission
Handicap Accessible
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Rare Breed: Chickens
Dominique, English Game Fowl, and Nankin Bantams
Open to the Public
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Rare Breed: Horses
Cleveland Bay & American Cream Draft
Open to the Public
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Rare Breed: Oxen
American Milking Devons & Shorthorns
Open to the Public
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Rare Breed: Sheep
Leicester Longwools
Open to the Public
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Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum
Art by Self-Trained Artists
Art Museums Admission
Handicap Accessible
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Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg
Fine Craftsmanship and Imaginative Folk Art
Art Museums Admission
Handicap Accessible
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DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
British and American Fine and Decorative Arts
Art Museums Admission
Handicap Accessible
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Bruton Parish Church
Walk Where Founders Worshiped
Open to the Public
Handicap Accessible