Summer Vacation Hotspots on the East Coast of the U.S...
Posted 07-05-2021 at 09:20 PM by VERANO22
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Originally Posted by slowlane3
WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA, which includes within a 10-miles radius, ALL OF THE FOLLOWING
- Colonial Williamsburg, arguably the world's largest/best living-history town, with costumed craftsmen everywhere, wagon rides, romantic colonial restaurants, impersonators portraying our founding fathers. Originally built by the Rockefeller Foundation.
- Busch Gardens "the old country" theme park. It was voted as the prettiest theme park in America. Numerous thrill rides, roller-coasters, aerial sky-ride, Italian and Irish dancing/ musical shows, and gift shops based on themes of various European countries, including a giant German beer-hall with dancers. The park is open during warm seasons, as well as during December.
- Water County USA water park.
- Jamestown settlement, including replica of the settler's fort, primitive shelter, and settler's ship you can board, with costumed interpreters. Glass-blowing demonstrations.
- Numerous retirement, golfing communities, such as Ford's Colony and Kingsmill, several others.
- A "Great Wolf Lodge" family resort, all decorated in a rustic frontier theme, with an indoor basement pool
- 2 ice rinks, at Colonial Williamsburg and at Yorktown
- Outlet Stores of many name-brand companies such as apparel, sportswear, athletic shoes, Yankee Candle, etc.
- At least 3 Christmas ornament shops, some 2-stories high........ 2 miniature-golf courses, decorated in colorful themes.
- Yorktown Revolutionary battlefield and its new museum
- Army Transportation museum at Fort Eustis
- The 2nd-oldest college in USA "College of William and Mary". Only Harvard is older.
- Williamsburg Pottery factory, a huge complex of merchandise as big as a football field. Although I haven't been there or heard much about it in recent years.
- Colonial Williamsburg, arguably the world's largest/best living-history town, with costumed craftsmen everywhere, wagon rides, romantic colonial restaurants, impersonators portraying our founding fathers. Originally built by the Rockefeller Foundation.
- Busch Gardens "the old country" theme park. It was voted as the prettiest theme park in America. Numerous thrill rides, roller-coasters, aerial sky-ride, Italian and Irish dancing/ musical shows, and gift shops based on themes of various European countries, including a giant German beer-hall with dancers. The park is open during warm seasons, as well as during December.
- Water County USA water park.
- Jamestown settlement, including replica of the settler's fort, primitive shelter, and settler's ship you can board, with costumed interpreters. Glass-blowing demonstrations.
- Numerous retirement, golfing communities, such as Ford's Colony and Kingsmill, several others.
- A "Great Wolf Lodge" family resort, all decorated in a rustic frontier theme, with an indoor basement pool
- 2 ice rinks, at Colonial Williamsburg and at Yorktown
- Outlet Stores of many name-brand companies such as apparel, sportswear, athletic shoes, Yankee Candle, etc.
- At least 3 Christmas ornament shops, some 2-stories high........ 2 miniature-golf courses, decorated in colorful themes.
- Yorktown Revolutionary battlefield and its new museum
- Army Transportation museum at Fort Eustis
- The 2nd-oldest college in USA "College of William and Mary". Only Harvard is older.
- Williamsburg Pottery factory, a huge complex of merchandise as big as a football field. Although I haven't been there or heard much about it in recent years.
Worlds largest living history museum with lots to so including Busch Garden Amusement Park and Water world.
Try staying at Great wolf lodge if you have kids as it offers so much . Lots of shopping and close to VA Beach
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