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Growing a Colonial Garden

Explore this garden filled with vegetables and perfumed by heirloom roses and herbs.

Capitol Exploration

Take a guided tour of the first floor of the Capitol. Learn about the founding principles of our government and your rights and responsibilities as citizens of a new republic.

Carpenter's Yard

Discover how the carpenters use hand tools to transform trees into lumber and lumber into buildings.

Military Activity

Come explore the Magazine Yard and discover how this military storehouse and Virginia's diverse peoples shaped an empire and defined a new nation.

The Public Armoury

Witness the effort of diverse individuals to support the Revolutionary War at this industrial complex.

Tradespeople in the Galleries

Visit with our wigmakers, tailors, printers, cabinetmakers, engravers, harpsichord-makers, or silversmiths in the Art Museum.

American Indian Encampment

This interpretive camp of a small American Indian delegation to Williamsburg explores the life ways of regional indigenous peoples, and their policies with the colony of Virginia.

Fire a Flintlock Musket

Fire live rounds at a target from two different reproduction 18th-century flintlock firearms used during the Revolutionary War. Your own transportation is required.

From the Ashes

As the ashes settle on Washington D.C., James and Dolley Madison struggle to find a path forward.

Freedom's Paradox

Explore the paradox of the institution of slavery and the movement for independence in a 60 minute walking tour which begins and ends at the Randolph Yard.

Carriage Ride

Enjoy a leisurely ride through the Revolutionary City by horse-drawn carriage. Surround yourself with the sights and sounds of our unique city.

Visit a Nation Builder- Thomas Jefferson

Step into the past with Thomas Jefferson, The Rebellious Philosophe.

Art Stop

Drop by the Education Studio and create a work of art inspired by an object on exhibit.

American Indian Life Series

A different program each day will examine a specific aspect of American Indian history, society, and role in the American story.

Visit with the Gunsmith

Discover three 18th-century Virginia rifles made along the Great Wagon Road during this photographic study.

Ghost Walk Junior

Calling guests of all ages! Enjoy this 45-minute ghost tour of traditional spooky stories with a Colonial Williamsburg flavor. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Haunted Williamsburg

Brave centuries of scares, from 18th-century colonial ghost stories to creepy modern-day encounters!