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Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum

Art by Self-Trained Artists

Archaeology Project: Custis Square

Visit Custis Square as archaeologists uncover the gardens of John Custis IV.

Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg

Fine Craftsmanship and Imaginative Folk Art

Bruton Parish Church

Walk Where Founders Worshiped

DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum

British and American Fine and Decorative Arts

Historic Site: American Indian Encampment

Visit an interpretive camp of a small American Indian delegation in Williamsburg.

Historic Site: Capitol

Rediscover the founding principles of our American government.

Historic Site: Charlton's Coffeehouse

Exchange ideas while sampling authentic versions of historic “hot liquors”: coffee, tea, and chocolate.

Historic Site: Courthouse

Participate in the proceedings of the colonial court.

Historic Site: Everard House

Visit the home of Thomas Everard, a wealthy planter and civic leader.

Historic Site: George Wythe House

Visit the site where Thomas Jefferson studied law and enlightenment ideas.

Historic Site: Governor's Palace

Explore the residence of Virginia's royal governors.

Historic Site: Guardhouse

Protecting the Powder Magazine

Historic Site: James Geddy House

Experience the activities of an 18th-century family at the Geddy site.

Historic Site: Peyton Randolph House

Take a guided tour to learn about the paradox of slavery in the Revolutionary period.

Historic Site: Presbyterian Meetinghouse

Visit the only authorized place of worship for dissenting Protestants in Williamsburg before the Revolution.

Historic Site: Public Armoury

Witness the effort of diverse individuals to support the Revolutionary War at this industrial complex.

Historic Site: Public Gaol (Jail)

Explore the cells where prisoners were held as they awaited trial and punishment.

Historic Site: Raleigh Tavern

Discuss the meanings of liberty and equality.

Historic Site: Robert Carter House

Explore the processes used to investigate this unfurnished 18th-century house while learning about the Robert Carter family and the enslaved and free individuals who lived here.

Historic Site: The Public Hospital of 1773

Visit the first American hospital devoted exclusively to treating the mentally ill.

Historic Site: The Rockefellers' Bassett Hall

The Story Behind the Restoration

Historic Site: Wetherburn's Tavern

Glimpse into the private lives of Henry Wetherburn, his family, and his enslaved peoples, who made the tavern successful.

Historic Site: Williamsburg Bray School

The Williamsburg Bray School was one of the earliest institutions dedicated to Black education in North America.

Historic Trade: Apothecary

Learn how medicine, wellness, and surgical practices of the 18th century compare to today.

Historic Trade: Blacksmith

Watch as blacksmiths take red-hot iron from the fires of their forges and hammer it into a variety of tools, hardware, and weapons.

Historic Trade: Bookbinder

Visit the bindery to glimpse the fascinating world of creating fine books.

Historic Trade: Brickmaker

Discover the process of making bricks used in building projects around town.

Historic Trade: Cabinetmaker & Harpsichord Maker

Watch expert woodworkers fashion the intricate details of luxury products with period hand tools.

Historic Trade: Carpenter

Discover the process of carpentry from tree to structure.

Historic Trade: Cook

Watch as cooks prepare historically-accurate dishes.

Historic Trade: Cooper & Wheelwright

Watch as wheelwrights construct and repair historical vehicles and coopers create everyday items like buckets.

Historic Trade: Engraver

Watch as engravers create custom inscriptions, symbols, and designs in metal objects.

Historic Trade: Farmer

Engage with our farmers as they work throughout the year to grow food for the community.

Historic Trade: Founder

See skilled hands at work crafting bronze, brass, silver, and pewter into magnificent 18th-century-style items.

Historic Trade: Gardener

Watch the historic gardeners use 18th-century tools and techniques to grow herbs, vegetables, and decorative flora.

Historic Trade: Gunsmith

Aim, ready, fire! Watch as rifles, pistols, and fowling pieces are made.

Historic Trade: Joiner

Watch as joiners use saws, planes, hammers, and other tools to fashion wood into the pieces of a future building.

Historic Trade: Leather Breeches Maker & Shoemaker

Explore these time-honored trades as the shoemakers and leather breeches makers reveal their tools and techniques.

Historic Trade: Milliner & Mantua-Maker

Stop by the milliner for the latest 18th-century fashions.

Historic Trade: Printer

Watch and learn as printers set type and use reproduction printing presses to manufacture printed pieces.

Historic Trade: Silversmith

Watch silversmiths create flatware, hollowware, jewelry, and more using 18th-century techniques.

Historic Trade: Tailor

Interact with the tailors as they clothe 18th-century Americans.

Historic Trade: Tin Plate Worker

See the tin plate workers snip, shape, and bend tin plate into kettles, cups, and other items.

Historic Trade: Weaver

Watch how flax, cotton, and wool are converted from tangled masses into orderly, precise fabrics.

Historic Trade: Wigmaker

With the skill of a barber and hairdresser combined, our Wigmakers fashion “perukes” of quality and distinction.

Rare Breed: Chickens

Dominique, English Game Fowl, and Nankin Bantams

Rare Breed: Horses

Cleveland Bay & American Cream Draft

Rare Breed: Oxen

American Milking Devons & Shorthorns

Rare Breed: Sheep

Leicester Longwools