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Both museums are open year-round 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s days. Enjoy a range of family friendly, community and seasonal events at Jamestown Settlement. Check out our events calendar. Buy Tickets.
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Jamestown Settlement is on Route 31 South, next to Historic Jamestowne, just 10 minutes from the restored area of Colonial Williamsburg. Address: 2110 Jamestown Road, Route 31 S., Williamsburg, 23185 GPS coordinates: 37.225069,-76.786218 From Richmond: 1. Take I-64 to Exit 234 (Lightfoot). 2. Turn right onto Route 199. 3. Follow Route 199 for eight...
The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown is located on Route 1020, at the edge of Yorktown and near Yorktown Battlefield, just 20 minutes from the restored area of Colonial Williamsburg. Address: 200 Water Street, Route 1020, Yorktown, 23690 GPS Coordinates: 37.238441,-76.516869 From Richmond: 1. Take I-64 to Exit 247. 2. Turn left onto Route 143...
Parking is free at Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown. The distance between the two museums is approximately 20 miles. Follow the signs for further direction.
Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown form “Virginia’s Historic Triangle,” all linked by the scenic Colonial Parkway. You may reach each via interstates 95 and 64 and U.S. Route 17. In 2023, the Federal Highway Administration and the National Parks Service began work to restore the 90-year-old Colonial Parkway infrastructure. Expect lane closures an...
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Both museums are open year-round 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s days. Find directions, parking information and Colonial Parkway updates on the web page.
A museum of 17th-century Virginia, Jamestown Settlement explores the world of America’s first permanent English colony in 1607, the Virginia Indians who have occupied Virginia’s landscape for centuries and the circumstances of the first recorded Africans to Virginia in 1619.
- 2110 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg, 23185, VA
- (757) 253-4838
Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in the New World. There is a nice visitors center and museum with exhibits and information about the settlers, the hardships they dealt with, and the Native Americans who already lived in the area.
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Jamestown Settlement. 4.2 (187 reviews) Unclaimed. Museums, Landmarks & Historical Buildings. Open 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. See hours. See all 933 photos.
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Jul 8, 2021 · Learn about the first permanent English settlement in Virginia at Jamestown Settlement, a living history museum with re-created ships, fort, and Powhatan village. Find out the hours of operation, parking, location, weather, and what to do before visiting.
Jamestown Settlement is a living history museum operated by the Commonwealth of Virginia, created in 1957 as Jamestown Festival Park for the 350th anniversary celebration. Today it includes a recreation of the original James Fort (c. 1607 to 1614), a Powhatan Native American town, indoor and outdoor displays, and replicas of the original ...
