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Private guided tour of the Jamestown Settlement, Jamestown Glasshouse of 1608, American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, Surrender Field, Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center, the Victory Monument and cave where Cornwallis allegedly retreated at Yorktown Beach.
This exclusive tour includes an in depth learning experience about the beginning of our oldest English colony (Jamestown) and ends with the siege of Yorktown on October 19, 1781 including Surrender Field. The afternoon tour at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown includes the cannon firing at 3:00pm (weather dependent). We spend about three (3) hours in Jamestown, have lunch (self pay or you can bring your own lunch), and about three (3) hours in Yorktown. The roundtrip drive takes about one hour.
The Jamestown Settlement and American Revolution Museum (ARMY) at Yorktown offer free scooters that are first come, first serve. Note: we recommend an early arrival to Yorktown before the firing of the cannon at 3PM.
Meet in the lobby of the Jamestown Settlement, 2110 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg, VA 23185.
08:30 AM
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Please contact us as soon as possible if you need us to pick you up in the Williamsburg area. We pick up within 5 km (3.1 miles) of Colonial Williamsburg. If you have your own vehicle and would like to meet us at the state museum, Jamestown Settlement (2110 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg, VA 23185), we can also meet you and your group there.
Visit our state museum that recreates the 17th Century Virginia history and culture, including replicas of some of the first three ships (Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery), the life-size recreations of the Paspahegh (Native American) Town, life-size fort of 1610-1614 and the many gallery exhibits and introduction film. Usually, we eat lunch here before leaving for Historic Yorktown.
2 Hours 30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Enjoy glassblowing at the Glasshouse of 1608 where Polish and German colonists experimented with our first industry glass blowing.
10 Minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Explore the galleries and movies (the Siege of Yorktown is amazing) that bring back historic stories of the Yorktown victory and learn how the colonies came together as the United States, ratifying our Constitution, Bill of Rights, etc. Visit the Continental Army encampment and explore a Revolution-era farm.
2 Hours • Admission Ticket Included
This is the field where approximately 7,000 British and Hessian soldiers surrendered, including their muskets, cannons, standards (flags). In all, approximately 12,000 muskets and 244 artillery were forfeited. Enjoy a walk down the spiral deck to view many of the engraved cannons ("trophies") of this last major battle of the American Revolutionary War.
10 Minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Enjoy the Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center (National Park Service) with an updated movies, model of the Yorktown Battlefield, some of General George Washington's tents and other exhibits.
30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Drive by the Revolutionary War monument in Historic Yorktown and visit the cave that served as the last headquarters for General Cornwallis.
20 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Travel time back to the starting point.
25 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
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