When discovering Williamsburg’s past, Williamsburg Plantation is the perfect home base. With its two and four bedroom units complete with large living and dining areas and a full kitchen, the resort is ideal for families or several couples traveling together. The accommodations are designed to meet the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements, ensuring a comfortable stay for all guests. Adding to the ambience are fireplaces in each unit, as well as private saunas and Jacuzzi tubs.
The centerpiece of this five-star resort is its clubhouse, which is designed to resemble an Antebellum plantation. The clubhouse is also the center of activity, housing an exercise center and facilities for the adjacent indoor and outdoor pools. For youngsters, there is a tot lot.
But people who stay at Williamsburg Plantation come mostly to explore this historical region. The resort is conveniently located within minutes from the area’s main attractions, including Colonial Williamsburg, America’s first planned city. Colonial Williamsburg is an outdoor settlement where you can experience 1774 colonial life. As visitors walk the streets of this recreated town, they can view numerous original buildings that were relocated here, visit colony merchants, see rare animal breeds, learn about colonial trades, shop in 18th century stores and dine on Colonial fare.
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Also in Williamsburg is the College of William & Mary, the second oldest college in America, where Thomas Jefferson and other founders of America were educated.
Within minutes from Williamsburg is Jamestown, another town rich in history because it is here where England established its first permanent colony in 1607. Walking tours of the original settlement along the James River are available.
Another nearby stop worth making is to Yorktown to the site where colonists fought off the British in 1781. There is an outdoor walkway exhibit that chronicles the events that resulted in the American colonies declaring their independence from Britain. Other must-sees in Yorktown are the recreated Continental Army encampment, where visitors can experience through historical interpreters the daily life of American soldiers, and a recreated 1780s farm, tobacco barn and crop fields depicted the way a typical American family lived in the years following the American Revolution. 
For some fun in the modern world, Williamsburg Plantation is just minutes from popular Busch Gardens, voted the world’s most beautiful theme park, and Water Country USA.
Whether you come to Williamsburg to dig into American history or to enjoy some family fun, Williamsburg Plantation is sure to make your vacation one to remember.
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