There are several places here to visit besides Monticello.
Colonial Williamsburg
(recommended by Anna) 1 day ticket for family $168.75
Revolutionary City:
Meet the tradespeople, shopkeepers, political figures, women, and the enslaved that call Williamsburg home. Learn of their hopes, struggles, and fears in these uncertain times. As you explore the challenges of daily life set against the backdrop of revolution, get caught up in the historic moments taking place around you.
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Tours and activities
Join us on one of more than 20 guided and self-guided tours offered daily. Enter the homes of Williamsburg’s 18th-century residents, get a firsthand perspective from a curator, or see the city by carriage. Meet some of the rare animal breeds living in our pastures or learn some colonial tips and tricks in the garden to take home with you.
Fun for Kids:
Train to be a soldier in the militia, get your hands dirty in the brickyard, or accept your mission as an undercover spy in an episode of RevQuest: Save the Revolution! From a game of family golf to a cryptic city-wide mission, we’ve got you covered with activities the whole family will enjoy.
Shopping experience:
Explore Our Historic Shops 
Colonial Nursery
Heirloom seeds and plants, herbs, flowers, seasonal greens, wreaths, 18th-century clay flowerpots, and bird bottles.
Golden Ball
Reproductions of precious gemstone rings , earrings, pendants, and charms in sterling silver and 14-karat gold. Find beautifully crafted pieces created by Colonial Williamsburg’s silversmith.
John Greenhow Store
Find wrought iron, willow baskets, fine imported porcelain, floorcloths, fabrics, cooper’s items, tinware, craftsmen’s tools, and other goods similar to those sold by Mr. Greenhow in the 18th century.
Mary Dickinson Shop
Find the perfect petticoat, short gown, cloak, mitts, cap, and more to make an 18th-century fashion statement.
Market House
An open-air market area selling toys, hats, pottery, and baskets. Also available are rentals of 18th-century costumes for boys and girls and auctions of new goods from Colonial Williamsburg’ historic shops.
Post Office
Reproduction prints, maps, leather-bound books, stationery, quill pens, ink, inkwells, and sealing wax. Purchase stamps, letters, and postcards and send mail hand-canceled with a reproduction 18th-century Williamsburg postmark.
Prentis Store
Browse this exclusive location for one-of-a-kind items, handmade by our skilled tradespeople using 18th-century tools and techniques.
Tarpley, Thompson & Company
Tavernware, pewter, and glassware as used at our historic taverns—along with mixes, jams, candies, cold beverages, and 21st-century gifts.
Historic Jamestowne
(single day price $168.75)
Share in the Discovery
Walk in the footsteps of Captain John Smith and Pocahontas at Historic Jamestowne. Explore the site of the first permanent colony in North America and watch archaeologists uncover the remains of the 1607 James Fort.At Historic Jamestowne, you can take an archaeology walking tour, view artifacts unearthed at the fort site at the Archaearium, attend special programs and events and enjoy lunch by the James River at the on-site café. With a joint ticket and free shuttle bus service from the Colonial Williamsburg Regional Visitor Center, it has never been easier or more convenient to enhance your visit.
Jamestown Settlement
(single day price $102.50)
At Jamestown Settlement, prepare to embark on a journey to 17th-century Virginia. The world of America’s first permanent English colony, founded in 1607 – 13 years before the Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts, comes to life through film, gallery exhibits and outdoor living history.
Expansive gallery exhibits and an introductory film describe the cultures of the Powhatan Indians, Europeans and Africans who converged in 1600s Virginia and trace Jamestown’s beginnings in England and the first century of the Virginia colony.
Outdoors, board replicas of the three ships that sailed from England to Virginia in 1607, and explore life-size re-creations of the colonists' fort and a Powhatan village. In the outdoor areas, costumed historical interpreters describe and demonstrate daily life in the early 17th century.
Yorktown Victory Center
(single day price $65.25)
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Next to the battlefield where allied American and French forces won the decisive battle of the American Revolution in 1781, the Yorktown Victory Center chronicles the entire Revolutionary period, from colonial unrest to the formation of the new nation.
Exhibits also describe how people from many different cultures shaped a new society and the development of a new government with the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
Yorktown Battlefield
(single day price $35?)
Discover what it took for the United States to be independent as you explore the site of the last major battle of the Revolutionary War. Here at Yorktown, in the fall of 1781, General George Washington, with allied American and French forces, besieged General Charles Lord Cornwallis’s British army. On October 19, Cornwallis surrendered, effectively ending the war and ensuring independence.
Total price for all 5, 7 day pass is $558.75
Price for each, 1 day pass each location $540.25
Colonial Williamsburg is wonderful! Go into the shops (I know the shoemaker, there -- we met on the train to upstate, where he was going to be doing his colonial shoemaking thing at a special event at Fort Ticonderoga -- only 40 minutes from me), watch how they used to do things. It's amazing. For Barry and I, it was a bit miserable, because it was the hottest day in a hundred years, so we couldn't stand anything other than being in an air-conditioned place, and nothing was air-conditioned! After all, they have to be authentic! When I saw the bricks being cured in these huge brick ovens, I'd had enough heat for a lifetime! I'm sure you'll have better luck with the weather!
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