COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG

On more than 120 ha, there is a real open-air museum. The small colonial town of Williamsburg has been completely restored and partly rebuilt as in the 18th century, when it was the capital of the Virginia colony.

Houses, shops, museums, gardens and public buildings are open to visitors, with period furniture and inhabitants in costume. Among the imposing public buildings, made of bricks, we will visit the capitol that housed the colony's lower chamber, the Governor's Palace where seven governors lived since 1710, or the Raleigh Tavern where legislators gathered to discuss politics. These three buildings have been rebuilt, but it should be noted that the majority of the buildings on the site are original and have simply been restored. This is the case of the Bruton Parish Church (still in operation), the Courthouse, but also the houses of George Wythe, a patriot, and Peyton Randolph. After these visits, we will go shopping in the craft shops and have a coffee at R. Charlton's Coffeehouse. In total, 88 buildings are original and about 50 have been faithfully reconstructed. A real dive into the heart of the first hours of American history.