Yorktown-Williamsburg VA Virginia
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Frequently Asked Questions
At Riverwalk Landing, a riverside promenade lined with shops and outdoor tables, under the silhouette of the Coleman Bridge spanning the York. You walk down the gangway and everything begins at once.
Yes for the village. The town beach stretches a few steps away, the Water Street shops face the river, and a short climb leads to Main Street and its 18th-century houses. A free trolley links the waterfront to the battlefield sites.
It was here, in October 1781, that General Cornwallis's British army laid down its arms, sealing American independence. The ground where Washington and Rochambeau forced the surrender can still be walked today.
The village and Main Street on foot, then the battlefield by trolley or excursion. One day forces a choice: most passengers pair the village with either the battlefield or Colonial Williamsburg, rarely all three.
The Nelson House, brick residence of a signer of the Declaration of Independence, which still holds a cannonball lodged in its facade; the Victory Monument, a granite obelisk some thirty metres tall crowned by a figure of Liberty; and little Grace Church, built in 1697 of marl stone quarried from the nearby bluffs.
The national park visitor centre lies about two kilometres from the dock, reachable by the free trolley or by excursion. Redoubts 9 and 10, taken at bayonet point by Franco-American troops, are a few minutes apart, and period cannon punctuate the earthworks.
Yes, in under thirty minutes along the Colonial Parkway, a landscaped road winding between woods and rivers. The car-free streets of the restored capital line up craftsmen's shops, taverns and public buildings brought to life by costumed interpreters.
It lies farther along the same road. It is doable, but it consumes the whole day: the first permanent English settlement in America, founded in 1607, deserves better than a rushed visit. Coach excursions simplify the logistics.
The US dollar and English. Credit cards are accepted throughout Riverwalk Landing and at the historic sites.
Very much so. The town beach steps from the dock, the sailing schooners along the piers and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, with its reconstructed military encampment and period farm where interpreters fire muskets, keep children busy effortlessly.
