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President Heads
Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Eastern State Hospital
America's first public mental health facility.
Williamsburg, Virginia
The Archaearium
This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.
Williamsburg, Virginia
The King’s Arms Tavern
Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Chowning’s Tavern
Enjoy dishes that founding fathers once ate at this Colonial Williamsburg pub.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Lord Botetourt
Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”
Williamsburg, Virginia
Virginia Musical Museum
Home to the organ played at General MacArthur's funeral.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Williamsburg Arboretum’s National Champion Trees
Some of the largest trees of their kinds exist throughout Williamsburg’s historic core.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Jamestown Glasshouse
History says that America’s first English industrial manufacture began here with a “tryal of glasse.”
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Fossil Beach at York River State Park
Each tide uncovers a shoreline where Virginia’s prehistoric past washes up.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Bray School
Colonial Williamsburg was home to one of the earliest institutions in North America dedicated to educating Black children.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Freedom Park
Amid miles of wooded trails lies the story of one of America’s earliest free Black communities.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Historic First Baptist Church
One of the oldest continuous congregations organized by Black Americans has been flourishing for nearly 250 years.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Jolly's Mill Pond
A centuries-old Virginia mill pond is also an outdoor classroom where history is told through recipes.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Chickahominy Riverfront Park
This park offers one of the easiest ways to paddle into a Chesapeake landscape that has looked much the same for centuries.
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Presidential Pets Museum
The "first cat," "first dog," and even a presidential pygmy hippo all get their due in this museum.
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