Live Life Team
Located in Virginia, Colonial Williamsburg is a great travel destination, especially for kids and parents who want to bond and have fun. With its 301-acre museum featuring numerous historical buildings, kids will surely learn various historical facts about 18th century civilisation in this place.
Advocating to its motto, ‘that the future may learn from the past’, Colonial Williamsburg provides exhibits of antique colonial houses that are related to the history of the American Revolutionary War, which include the Bruton Parish Church, the Governor’s Palace, the Raleigh Tavern, and the Capitol.
A former American colony, Williamsburg was the capital of Virginia, which served as an educational, cultural, and political outpost of America for 81 years (from 1699-1780). Various American buildings were found here that were preserved and restored through the efforts of Reverend Dr. W.A.R. Goodwin and John D. Rockefeller, Jr., a philanthropist. Today, Colonial Williamsburg serves as a non-profit private educational institution maintained through various foundations since the government does not provide regular funding for this place. Its foundations operate various for-profit buildings, including hotels, golf courses, restaurants, and convention facilities, and engage in selling licenced products to tourists.
Through its foundations, Colonial Williamsburg preserves its historical areas and maintains several buildings including the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, Bassett Hall, and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library. Colonial Williamsburg is a famous tourist spot that in 1983 was chosen as the venue of the World Economic Conference, which was headed by the President of the US.
