Top Things to do in Greater Williamsburg
Top Hotels in Greater Williamsburg
- 1. Holiday Inn Express Williamsbrg Busch Gardens Area, an IHG Hotel
- 2. Hilton Vacation Club The Historic Powhatan Williamsburg
- 3. Hampton Inn & Suites Williamsburg Historic District
- 4. Woodlands Hotel & Suites - Colonial Williamsburg
- 5. Comfort Suites Williamsburg Historic Area
- 6. Holiday Inn & Suites Williamsburg-Historic Gateway, an IHG Hotel
- 7. Comfort Inn Williamsburg Gateway
- 8. Greensprings Vacation Resort
- 9. Hampton Inn & Suites Williamsburg-Richmond Rd.
- 10. La Quinta Inn & Suites By Wyndham Williamsburg Historic Area
Things to do in Greater Williamsburg, Greater Williamsburg: The Best Museums
Discover the best top things to do in Greater Williamsburg, United States including Williamsburg Contemporary Art Center, This Century Art Gallery, Virginia Musical Museum, Colonial Folk Art Studio & Gallery, A Touch of Earth, Colonial Williamsburg Wetherburn Tavern, The Sideshow Gallery, Linda Matney Fine Art Gallery, American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, Historic Jamestowne.
Restaurants in Greater Williamsburg
1. Williamsburg Contemporary Art Center
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
2. This Century Art Gallery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 4 reviews
This Century Art Gallery exhibits a wide variety of contemporary paintings, sculpture, and crafts by outstanding regional and national artists. The Gallery, adjacent to Merchants Square and the Historic Area in Williamsburg, Virginia, occupies a unique 1920 Sears Roebuck house that was modernized in the 1980s.The gallery also leases a 1,400 sq. ft. space in the Williamsburg Crossing Shopping Center to conduct its expanding art education programs. Classes and workshops for adults and children are held at the facility on a continuing basis. The gallery is open Tuesday - Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and closed Mondays. It is free and open to the public.
3. Virginia Musical Museum
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 52 reviews
Reviewed By VirginiaNan
Easily accessible at the intersection of routes 60 and 199, the Virginia Musical Museum is packed with yesterday’s musical treasures. Nickelodeons and music boxes, amusement park attractions (you’ll love Laffing Sal), self-playing pipe organ, self-playing banjo, a hurdy-gurdy, a piano gallery—all these await you in spacious galleries on two floors. The museum also pays tribute to Virginia-born musicians in the Virginia Music Hall of Fame, with photos and bios of such notables as Patsy Cline, Ella Fitzgerald, Statler Brothers, Charlie Byrd, Carter Family and many more. You’ll see Ralph Stanley’s custom-made banjo and even a 1978 roadster owned by Wayne Newton. If you’re lucky, owner Buddy Parker will be there to fire up some of those antique music players. But even if he’s not, the label copy is excellent and tells you what you need to know (you just can’t hear it). This was my second visit, but not my last...
4. Colonial Folk Art Studio & Gallery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 3 reviews
Art to buy. Art classes to learn. And an art studio to create. We feature an eclectic blend of vintage and contemporary folk art in many media mostly by local artists. We also blend in 100+-year-old books, engravings and maps - art and history all in one. In our studio, we teach classes in ceramics and mixed media for groups and individuals. Our mini-classes are 2-hour lessons with our artist-in-residence and are perfect to spend a few creative hours while visiting. Traveling artists needing a studio can also use our open studio. Book binding and restoration services are available onsite.
5. A Touch of Earth
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 31 reviews
A fine American crafts and art shop with a focus on handmade pottery ~ we also feature locally made woodworking, metal, glass, textiles, paintings, and prints.
6. Colonial Williamsburg Wetherburn Tavern
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 48 reviews
Reviewed By bethanythorpe - Stafford, United States
My family loves living so close to historical places. The guided tour through this tavern was so informative. Our guide showed us some things and shared with us some historical tidbits that you would not get just walking through. It was a wonderful experience and one of my favorite parts of Colonial Williamsburg.
7. The Sideshow Gallery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 6 reviews
Ladies & Gents - kids of ALL ages! A new show-stopping adventure two years in the making has come to Williamsburg... It's The Sideshow! A unique destination shopping experience featuring art glass, furniture, handcrafted jewelry, stunning ceramics, and curiosities and oddities-a-plenty!
8. Linda Matney Fine Art Gallery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
The Linda Matney Gallery is dedicated to curating and developing innovative exhibitions and collections showcasing painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, installation, video and performance for audiences and private patrons in Virginia and elsewhere. "The primary concern of The Linda Matney Gallery is to exhibit the work and ideas of the most significant artists of our time." John Lee Mat
9. American Revolution Museum at Yorktown
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,303 reviews
Museum where you can find all types of displays regarding the momentous events and activities during Revolutionary times.
Reviewed By CatyRay
This is a great museum and living history site that explains the Revolution from the time when Britain imposed taxes on the colonies to make up for the huge cost of the French & Indian War, to the Treaty of Paris in 1783. It isn't just about the Yorktown battle, American victory and British surrender. You walk from room to room in the indoor exhibit area (one-way now), viewing artifact cabinets and large, easily readable text on plaques. Two films available now. The second, about the Siege of Yorktown, has loud noise (canon fire) and smoke. You feel like your in the middle, as the benches seem to shudder with each blast. Outdoors, there is a recreated military encampment and working colonial farm. The guides are very knowledgeable, and with only a dozen visitors wandering around, had time to answer questions and engage in a deeper explanation/discussion. I have been interested in the Revolution since childhood (Dad was active in the Sons of the Revolution and I'm a DAR member) and have degrees in history. This museum was a great refresher . I would not advise brining small children if you want to take your time and read everything in the exhibits. The "hands on" features (push button for short a video, for example), have been turned off. Well worth the $15.25 adult admission. Glad we went and I will go back when the next special exhibit opens about November. I was hesitant, at first, to book, since I've been to historical sites that seem to have been a little too commercial for my taste. This is run by a foundation (including the Jamestown Settlement) that gets some state funding for the educational purposes.
10. Historic Jamestowne
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 5,335 reviews
Historic Jamestowne is the original site of the first permanent English settlement in America. Ongoing archaeology at the site of James Fort has changed our understanding of the struggles and triumphs of early 1600s life in Virginia. Living history programs and an archaeology museum tell the story of this dramatic rediscovery. The site is jointly administered by the National Park Service and Preservation Virginia.
Reviewed By Seabiscuit47 - Washington DC, United States
This was a pleasant and educational surprise. It is well worth the short walk from the visitor center to the ruins, archeological dig and museum. The interpretive introduction by the volunteer, in character as John Rolfe was both fascinating and humorous. The archeology museum is a wonderful source of artifacts and reconstruction of 17th century life in the settlement. The small restaurant onsite serve nice sandwiches/wraps and has a patio on the banks of the river.
