Stacie Leigh Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 (edited) We've been to Williamsburg quite a few times and we just love it. Would move there if we could! The last few times we didn't buy tickets, but we're going down in Sept, Lord willing and planning to buy tickets to Jamestown, Williamsburg & Yorktown. For those that have been, any specific tips on what to skip (and why) and what you loved the most? I'm interested in the historic and also good restaurants and such! For reference, my kids are 2, 4, 6, and 8 and they older ones love history so they are very excited. :bigear::bigear::bigear: Edited July 13, 2011 by Stacie Leigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 nm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacie Leigh Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 nm 95. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Our favorite things there are Great Wolf Lodge (obviously not historical...haha) and the open carriage ride in Williamsburg. The carriage ride is expensive, but worth it to us since everybody loves going on it so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Also...if you ever do go down 81 instead of 95 (not sure why I was thinking they were closer together), there is a super cool (and extremely inexpensive) living history museum on that route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacie Leigh Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 Also...if you ever do go down 81 instead of 95 (not sure why I was thinking they were closer together), there is a super cool (and extremely inexpensive) living history museum on that route. What's it called? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I can't remember...just a sec, I will try to find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 aha! I found it! The Frontier Culture Museum (if you go, make sure to rent the golf cart -- it is a lot of walking otherwise). http://frontiermuseum.org/ We found that place on the way back from here (also a super cool place to go...we plan to go back for sure). http://www.virginiasafaripark.com/geninfo.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gailmegan Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 We went last fall and of all the historical sites my boys loved Jamestown Settlement the best. We could have stayed there all day exploring the ships and the fort and the Powhatan village. Historic Jamestowne was the least exciting part of the trip and probably could have been skipped altogether. In Colonial Williamsburg, they loved dinner at Chownings Tavern and they loved the maze behind the palace. We didn't do the carriage ride, but we did Great Wolf Lodge for a few days and we went to Busch Gardens, which (of course) the boys loved more than any of the historical sites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmamainva Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Busch Gardens is a lot of fun!!! I believe they're open Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays in the fall. Jamestown & Yorktown, of course, and Colonial Williamsburg. I haven't been to Great Wolf Lodge, but we hope to do so at some point. (We live about 2 hours from Williamsburg and go quite often. The weather is beautiful in September!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacie Leigh Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 Busch Gardens is a lot of fun!!! I believe they're open Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays in the fall. Jamestown & Yorktown, of course, and Colonial Williamsburg. I haven't been to Great Wolf Lodge, but we hope to do so at some point. (We live about 2 hours from Williamsburg and go quite often. The weather is beautiful in September!) Great Wolf Lodge looks like fun, but way out of our price range! I buy people's time share time from them for less than 100 a night for 2-3 bedrooms and a full functioning kitchen! We've done Williamsburg in depth and planning to go to the historic sites so I'm looking for specifics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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