Colonial Williamsburg Admission

Overview

Every step is a story! Immerse yourself in the revolutionary stories of American history. With over 300 acres of iconic sites, historic taverns, and world-class art museums, history truly comes to life at the world’s largest living history museum. Meet our experts uncovering the past to better inform our future, enjoy live performances, meet talented tradespeople practicing period-specific crafts, and explore our 18th-century city on the verge of revolution. Every Colonial Williamsburg visit helps continue our mission — to ensure that the future may learn from the past.

City: Williamsburg

Wed 23 Oct

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Starting at $46.99

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Wed 23 Oct

Starting at $46.99

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What's Included

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Williamsburg
101 Visitor Center Drive

Please PRINT voucher and exchange at the Colonial Williamsburg Visitor Center, 101 Visitor Center Dr., Williamsburg, VA 23185.

Redemption Level: 104

City Ledger Number: 34290

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Evening programs include tours, plays, dances, concerts, and reenactments
Evening meals in colonial taverns include strolling musicians and 18th-century fare
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands
COVID-19 vaccination required for guides

What To Expect

Colonial Williamsburg

Costume-interpreter-guided tours of the Governor’s Palace, Capitol, and Courthouse Admission to trade sites, to see and speak with expert masters, journeymen and apprentices practicing 18th-century trades Admission to daily staged performances on the Charlton Stage and in the Hennage Auditorium Admission to our two world-class art museums Free parking at the Visitors Center Complimentary shuttle service

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Janet_S

Dec 2020

Wonderful sights, great information, very knowledgeable staff. The tours are visitor friendly. When we had questions, the tour guides knew the answers.

vbccds

Dec 2020

We visited Colonial Williamsburg and were disappointed in the retail offering. We used to reside in Williamsburg and enjoyed the shopping experience CW offered, today's experience showed a sharp decline compared to what ones was! Then we decided to lunch at the Inn..... Pay for parking, download the App... just too much hassle. Hope this works for CW, but unlikely that we will return anytime soon.

MR041819

Dec 2020

We got a one-day pass. Great value for the money, fill a whole day easily, better to walk than ride the shuttle during peak times. THE EXPERIENCE: The basic admission includes the major stops: governor's palace, capitol building, and museums. Group tours only of the governors palace and capitol, but can explore the grounds of the palace and surrounding structures on your own (from the outside). Also can walk from capitol to museums and/or back to governor's palace and visitor's center, making stops along the way at black smith's shop, etc, and a couple of restaurants available. Also some areas you can just meander through (backyards behind the homes facing the street, etc). My child was bored by the capitol tour, so we ducked out of it early. It was a cold day but very pleasant overall. PANDEMIC SAFETY: It's better to walk than ride the shuttle during peak times because there's no social distancing guidance/markers on the shuttle and the driver does not limit the number of people riding. The walk really isn't bad though, as long as you do it at your own, leisurely pace, and there are plenty of opportunities to walk on grass, dirt, or cobblestone, to go easy on your feet/knees/shins. Recommend wearing comfortable boots with flexible soles that you don't mind getting muddy (and can keep water out to some extent). We noticed one staff member not wearing her mask properly and it was clearly on purpose, but we didn't worry because it was outside and she never got close to us. Otherwise, everyone was properly masked. ICE SKATING: Beware if you do the walk down Duke of Gloucester St with kids! There's an ice rink just as you are about to make the right turn back towards governor's palace/visitor's center and they sell not-very-good-at-all hot chocolate. The kiddos will beg you to spend the extra $ and you might come out of it with sore muscles like I did, LOL. That said, the ice rink is well-staffed with people to help you up if you fall; one staff member even stopped me on the way into the rink to check my skates- she had observed that they should be tighter for safety- and in the process noticed that one of the clasps was broken (I couldn't tell) and not only switched out the skates for me, but helped me put the new ones on, making sure that they fit just right! The ice wasn't very smooth, which made it harder to skate if you know what you're doing, but harder to fall if you don't. The center of the rink was smoother than the edges. Not a big rink by any means, but few enough people for the size that it felt safe even during pandemic. Though I cringed when dishing out the extra $ knowing I'd be rewarded with pain, it really was a nice way to wrap up our visit. I recommend skipping the hot chocolate at the ice rink though.