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Busch Gardens Williamsburg is ready to officially open for the 2010 season on March 26. Visitors will be greeted with not one but two all new original attractions with a definitive European flair.

Now you can fly away with Europe in the Air, an innovative high-tech simulator ride that rockets you past the continent’s most famous sights-from Stonehenge to the Eiffel Tower, over the Alps and on to the Roman Coliseum. After that adventure, you can dive into a brand new live show set  in Ireland where you can join in a fun-filled celebration of Irish dance, music, songs and storytelling.

The two new attractions provide a special glimpse of Europe and the ancient culture of Ireland. Of course, you’ll also continue to enjoy the many other thrill rides, attractions, shows and special events at Busch Gardens theme park.

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While today’s children are overloaded with high tech gizmos and electronic gadgets to play with, you now have a unique opportunity to see how children have been entertained over the past 300 years.

A Child’s Eye View is a special exhibit at DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum in Colonial Williamsburg, VA featuring toys from the past three centuries. The exhibit is on display now through Jan. 3, 2010.

Throughout the years, many toys have been made to represent the adult world in miniature. Dollhouses, trains, animals, vehicles and play sets give children the opportunity to imagine and arrange their own version of the grown-up world.

Visitors to the exhibition will see dollhouses that range from a four-room Philadelphia early nineteenth-century row house to a 12-foot long, multi-room house from around 1900.

There is also a special selection from a toy train collection as well as a wide variety of dolls, building blocks and toy animals.

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Fall in Williamsburg, Virginia brings forth a variety of changes. The leaves on the trees burst out in brilliant hues of reds, yellows and oranges while the large crowds of tourists from the bustling summer vacation season begin to fade. And while popular seasonal attractions like Water Country USA and Busch Gardens get ready to shutter for the winter, Colonial Williamsburg remains a vibrant and intriguing place to visit.

In the 18th century, Williamsburg was the largest and most populated area of Britain’s original 13 colonies…and the place were colonial unrest for equality, freedom and independence grew into a revolution that changed the entire world.

Today Williamsburg looks much as it did in those colonial times and the colonial area is now America’s largest living history museum. It’s a place where you can be enchanted by the sights, sounds and stories of yesteryear, yet delighted by modern day conveniences and thrilled by world class theme parks and attractions.

Combining with nearby Jamestown and Yorktown to form the “Historic Triangle,” Colonial Williamsburg features more than 500 original and reconstructed public buildings, 40 exhibit buildings, private homes, quaint inns as well as quaint taverns and shops and 90 acres of public parks and gardens. Any time of year, you can stroll casually through town along the same paths once walked by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry and James Madison.

Experience historic trade shops where artisans like a blacksmith, shoemaker, gunsmith, printer and cabinet-maker will show you first-hand what life was like 200 years ago. Or sit back and reflect on one of the straight-backed benches at the reconstructed Capitol, where Patrick Henry’s defiant speeches and debates helped lead to the American Revolution.

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Experience the history of Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia in style at Westgate Historic Williamsburg Hotel. Conveniently located near the restored historic district on Richmond Road. Westgate offers discount Williamsburg vacation packages all year. Click here for the 4 Days & 3 Nights Williamsburg Hotel vacation package with 2 Colonial Tour tickets starting from $149.

Relive America’s colonial history beginning in Jamestown and ending in Yorktown. Today at Jamestown Settlement and the Yorktown Victory Center experience engaging exhibits and dramatic living history. Visit Colonial Williamsburg, the restored 18th century colonial capital, and experience Virginia’s Historic Triangle with our Williamsburg vacation package starting from $99.