Highlight - Williamsburg, VA

A long time family favorite destination, Williamsburg has something to offer everyone! Whether you’re just planning to visit or considering making Williamsburg your home, you’ll find constant entertainment with historical attractions, museums, cultural arts, theme parks, restaurants, and shopping.

Today, Williamsburg is primarily known as the premier center for the preservation and interpretation of American colonial history: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation; and as the home of the nation's premier small public university: The College of William and Mary, but Williamsburg has much more to offer residents and visitors including...

• Historic sites such as Historic Jamestowne's 1608 Glasshouse, America's first artisan and industrial business.  Here you may watch your purchase being created by craftsmen using the same skills and techniques as the first permanent English settlers 400 years ago.

• Art museums, art galleries, artists' studios and performing arts venues featuring varied concerts, plays, and events in the Historic Triangle.

• Living-history museums

• Modern-day art attractions

• Visual arts and performing arts

• Cultural attractions

• Great City Walks, an urban walking guide of trails in the City of Williamsburg, Virginia. Adopted in 2006 as one of the city’s many Jamestown 2007 Community Projects, the guide provides an opportunity for citizens and guests to explore our historic city by foot. The guide - created by the City Manager’s Office, the Parks and Recreation Department, and the GIS staff - includes seven trails which highlight interesting and historic sites in the city.

Williamsburg is also part of “Virginia Green”, a statewide program aimed at reducing the environmental impacts of Virginia’s tourism industry. Here are some of the several “green” lodging and dining options available in Williamsburg:

Lodging

• A Williamsburg White House Bed and Breakfast

• An American Inn - The Williamsburg Manor Bed and Breakfast

• Governor's Inn at Colonial Williamsburg

• Inn at 802 Bed & Breakfast

• Patrick Henry Inn

• Westgate Historic Williamsburg Resort

• Williamsburg Hospitality House (Williamsburg's first green certified lodging)

• The Williamsburg Inn (Colonial Williamsburg)

• The Williamsburg Lodge(Colonial Williamsburg)

• Williamsburg Woodlands Hotel & Suites (Colonial Williamsburg)

Dining

• Aberdeen Barn

• Black Angus Grille

• Christiana Campbell's Tavern (Colonial Williamsburg)

• Huzzah! (Colonial Williamsburg)

• King's Arms Tavern (Colonial Williamsburg)

• Shields Tavern (Colonial Williamsburg)

• The Smithfield Ham Shoppe

Whether you want to learn more about American history, experience cultural and artistic attractions, tour the city on foot, or simply relax and enjoy dinner in a “green” restaurant, you’re sure to find what you’re looking for in Williamsburg, Virginia. To learn more about the city, check out their webpage here.