Jamestown Settlement
It's a great time to visit Jamestown Settlement, where visitors are immersed in the world of America’s first permanent English colonists and the Powhatan Indians they encountered.
The events and environment of 17th-century Virginia are brought to life in Jamestown Settlement's exhibition galleries. Extensive gallery exhibits and a new introductory film explore Jamestown's beginnings as a business venture, the impact of European colonization on the Powhatan Indian culture, and the origins of the first known Africans in Virginia. Hundreds of objects from 17th-century Europe and Africa and Virginia archaeological artifacts are integrated into the gallery setting, which features three-dimensional structures and small theaters. Begin your journey to Jamestown Settlement with the dramatic documentary film, 1607: A Nation Takes Root, shown every 30 minutes in the museum theater.
In the outdoor living history areas, board a replica of one of the three ships that sailed from England to Virginia in 1607. Try on armor or play a game of quoits in a palisaded colonial fort. In a re-created Powhatan Indian village, take part in activities Pocahontas would have helped with as a child, like grinding corn and making cordage. Costumed historical interpreters guide you into the past, helping you try your hand at 17th-century activities. Restaurant and gift shops on site.
Special Holiday programming at Jamestown Settlement & Yorktown Victory Center
At Foods & Feasts of Colonial Virginia, November 26-28, visitors to Jamestown Settlement can see how food was prepared and preserved by Virginia's English colonists and Powhatan Indians. At the Yorktown Victory Center, learn about typical soldier's fare during the American Revolution.
Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown Victory Center history museums will offer a glimpse of 17th- and 18th-century holiday seasons during "A Colonial Christmas," December 1, 2009, through January 3, 2010. At Jamestown Settlement, a film and guided tours compare and contrast English Christmas customs of the period with how the season may have been observed in the difficult early years of the Jamestown colony. At the Yorktown Victory Center, hear accounts of Christmas and winter in military encampments during the American Revolution and glimpse holiday preparations on a 1780s Virginia farm.
Hours: Open daily 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (until 6:00 p.m. June 15 - August 15). Closed Christmas and New Year’s Days.
Admission: $14.00 adults; $6.50 youth (6-12) Combination ticket available with
the Yorktown Victory Center, $19.25 adults; $9.25 ages 6-12.
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Location From Williamsburg, take Route 31 (Jamestown Road) approximately six miles west toward Jamestown. Or take the Colonial Parkway nine miles west toward Jamestown and turn right at the Jamestown Settlement sign.
Phone: 888-593-4682 or 757-253-4838
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Discover the adventure of 17th century Virginia at Jamestown Settlement's re-created Powhatan Indian village.