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Family FavoriteBusch Gardens Williamsburg
$50+Ride coasters like Loch Ness Monster, Griffon and Pantheon in a theme park laid out as European hamlets.
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Yorktown Battlefield
Yorktown Battlefield is a sightseeing stop in Yorktown, VA. Cost: under $25.
1000 Colonial Parkway · Yorktown, VA
Why you should go…
Yorktown Battlefield preserves the ground where George Washington's American and French forces besieged Cornwallis's British army in 1781, leading to the surrender on October 19. Start at the visitor center, then follow the Battlefield Tour Road by car, bike or on foot past siege earthworks. Stops include the Moore House, where surrender terms were negotiated, the Nelson House and the Yorktown Victory Monument. The entrance pass also covers the National Park Service areas at Historic Jamestowne.
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Colonial Williamsburg
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Chrysler Museum of Art
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