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You can find entire sections in the library dedicated to preserving the history of the American Revolution. But in Williamsburg, Virginia, you’ll find an entire city that actually brings those books to life every day.

Colonial Williamsburg is the world’s largest living museum, documenting the American Revolution. Explore and experience 35 exhibition sites, 16 colonial trade shops, and 15 site tours. You can even participate in daily live performances that capture and recount famous events leading up to the Revolution.

Colonial Williamsburg features dozens of restored homes and buildings ranging from quaint taverns and inns to government buildings. Throughout the colonial area, you’ll find buildings reconstructed to the smallest details.

Combining with nearby Jamestown and Yorktown to form the “Historic Triangle,” the historic Williamsburg area features more than 500 original and carefully reconstructed public buildings, 40 exhibit buildings, private homes, quaint inns and taverns, shops and 90 acres of public parks and gardens. 

History aside, Williamsburg is also home to Busch Gardens, regularly voted the world’s “most beautiful theme park.”  You’ll also find a refreshing water park, fabulous shopping and dining, outstanding golf courses and a variety of unique entertainment venues that help make Williamsburg the ideal vacation spot for every member of the family.

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They’re working at mach speed to get the newest thrill ride ready for a scheduled late spring opening at Busch Gardens Williamsburg theme park.

Mäch Tower will be Busch Gardens’ newest and tallest ride. Upon completion, the ride will stand taller than any other attraction in the park. It will take taking riders 240 feet above the Oktoberfest Village, then drop them at breathtaking speed.

Currently closed for the season, Busch Gardens officially opens on March 26. Voted the most beautiful theme park in the world for each of the last 20 years, Busch Gardens will again be in full bloom with hundreds of thousands of flowers. But guests will also enjoy an entirely new Oktoberfest village, complete with a delicious new baked pretzel shop and a beer garden.

For complete details on Busch Gardens Williamsburg, including open dates and operating hours, visit www.buschgardens.com/bgw/

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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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Many popular winter vacation destinations grow cold and empty during the winter months. But in Williamsburg, VA winter is just another opportunity to learn how Colonial America coped and thrived.

Of course, history also lives year-round and there’s no better place to learn about the beginnings of America than in Williamsburg where you’ll find authentic representations of colonial times throughout a wide variety of exhibits and live performances.

Colonial Williamsburg’s historic area offers a glimpse at life in the 18^th century. From exhibits, historical buildings and museums to historical re-creations of actual events, history is sure to come to life for the entire family.

Nearby Jamestown Settlement provides an equally intriguing historical perspective including replicas of the three ships that sailed to Virginia from England in 1607.

Also nearby, you’ll find the Yorktown Victory Center, another living history museum that features interactive exhibits ranging from continental army encampments and wound treatment centers to food preparation exhibits.

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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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Williamsburg Vacations offers Colonial Williamsburg vacation packages starting from $99 for 3 Days & 2 Nights with 2 Colonial Williamsburg tour tickets.     Williamsburg is home to the country’s largest living outdoor history museum.  Walk the same paths as George Washington, James Madison, and Thomas Jefferson.  Filled with American history, museums, entertainment, shopping, and dining this vacation offers something for everyone. 

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.