I live in Williamsburg. Jamestown is worth it. They have a huge museum that is really nice then you can walk to the replica of the settlement, they have ship replicas you can tour and then the camp has all the houses. The employees dress in attire of the times at both Jamestown and colonial area, they will answer any questions about the era. They will fire muskets too. Then you have to drive to the original settlement that they have excavated. It's really pretty Area on the James river.

Colonial area is huge and they have reenactments, shows daily.

I would pass on Yorktown, I think they are still building a new museum there, so not as much to do.

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Posted by SM6

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Posted on 4/15/16 at 10:25 am to DaBeerz

I highly recommend Jamestown and Williamsburg, Jamestown may not appear to be much, but it is very historically accurate and very well kept. Great taste of history. Same goes for Williamsburg, beautiful colonial era feel.

Kings Dominion is meh. Loved it as a kid, but it has gotten somewhat trashy. Busch Gardens in Williamsburg is much better.

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Posted by 911Moto

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Posted on 4/15/16 at 10:41 am to DaBeerz

Are there separate museums at the "real" Jamestown and the replica Jamestowne, or just one museum for both - and how far apart are the two Jamestowns? I definitely want to see the real thing. We've got maybe 5-6 hours once we get there - could I hit both Jamestown sites and the Colonial Williamsburg?
We're really just here for our tournament, but I wish we had another couple days to see everything in the area.

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Posted by soccerfüt

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Posted on 4/16/16 at 11:25 am to DaBeerz

I got chills the first time I visited the original Jamestown site. The only original structure remaining is part of the Church (originally built as a Church of England). The church was the site of the first recorded democratic process in the New World as the male original settlers (shareholders) voted there on issues facing the colony.

Just ~160 years later came the American Revolution.

Amazing how fast our country germinated.