December 29-30, 2012 ---- I have gotten more interested in American history since I watched the movie, "Lincoln," and read the whole American history book I bought many years ago. Since Nathan and I went to Hilton Head, SC, for Christmas, we thought it would be nice to stop at Williamsburg on the way back home and visit the 18th-century capital city of Virginia.
Colonial Williamsburg is like a living museum. Nathan and I started early in the morning at the Regional Visitor Center. The parking was free, and we watched the introductory film about the history of the town there. Then we walked across the bridge to Great Hopes Plantation and took a 30-minute orientation walking tour in the Revolutionary City. There were park tour-guides in every major building we visited, and there were people dressed up like in the 18th century all over the place.
My favorite part was the Capitol, and Nathan liked Bruton Parish Church the most. We took the entire day to visit every single program they had for the day and learned so much about the city, people in the past, and how things were made back then. It was a very educational tour, and I would recommend it to everyone to go there once in a life time.
Great Hopes Plantation
Governor's Palace
Gunsmith & Foundry
Courthouse
Magazine
Weaver
Bruton Parish Church
Shoemaker
Bindery
Silversmith
Wigmaker
Apothecary
Capitol
Powell House
De Witt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum
