Guides · Williamsburg
Williamsburg
29 places · 6 areas · a free route, then $4.99 for the whole city · offline map 5.3 MB
The free route
Free in the app, permanently, before you pay anything. 8 stops, 1 day, about 1.6 km, planned by the app's own engine.
Day 1 · ~1.6 km
1
Governor's Palace
head of Palace Green; 1934 rebuild of the royal governors' home that burned in 1781; gardens; CW ticket
Walk up Palace Green to the gates, take the tour of the rebuilt rooms, then wander the gardens behind.
2
George Wythe House
west side of Palace Green; 1752-54 home of the Declaration signer, Washington HQ in 1781; CW ticket
Tour the house on Palace Green where a signer of the Declaration lived and Washington planned the last campaign of the war.
3
Bruton Parish Church
201 W Duke of Gloucester St; 1711-15 church of a parish founded 1674, still active
Step inside the cross-shaped church, then walk around its churchyard on Duke of Gloucester Street.
4
Powder Magazine
102 E Duke of Gloucester St; 1716 arms store of the 1775 Gunpowder Incident; closed for restoration
Look at the brick magazine and its walled yard from Market Square, and read the story of the night the powder was taken.
5
Market Square
Duke of Gloucester St; open green of the colonial market between the Courthouse and Magazine; free
Stand on the green between the Courthouse and the Magazine and take in the square that was the town's marketplace and meeting ground.
6
Williamsburg Courthouse
facing Market Square; original 1770-71 courthouse where the Declaration was read on July 25, 1776; CW ticket
Step inside the courtroom and, if a session is on, join the costumed interpreters as a juror or witness in a reenacted colonial trial.
7
Peyton Randolph House
Nicholson and N England Sts; house of the first president of the Continental Congress; CW ticket
Tour the rooms of the Randolph family and hear about the household, free and enslaved, that lived here.
8
Raleigh Tavern
Duke of Gloucester St; tavern whose Apollo Room saw burgesses in 1769 and Phi Beta Kappa in 1776
Step into the Apollo Room, the tavern's great hall, and imagine the burgesses and students who met there.
More of the top sights
A few of the 29 places in the full guide. Each one has its own written guide in the app: what to do, what to notice, the history, and why it hits.
Colonial Capitol
Duke of Gloucester St east end; 1934 rebuild of the 1705 capitol where the burgesses met; CW ticket
Duke of Gloucester Street
spine of the Historic Area from the Capitol to the College Yard; closed to cars by day; free
Historic Jamestowne
Colonial Parkway west end; 1607 James Fort site and Archaearium; NPS pass plus site fee
Wren Building
facing Duke of Gloucester St; 1695-1700 college hall, oldest college building in the United States; free
Areas
Capitol End · Market Square · Palace Green · Nassau and Francis Streets · William and Mary Historic Campus · Jamestown and Yorktown
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