Insiders' Guide® to Williamsburg and Virginia's Historic Triangle, 15th

by Mary Alice Blackwell, Anne Patterson Causey, and Joetta Sack

• ISBN13: 9780762747832
• ISBN10: 0762747838
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2008-06-03
• Publisher: Insiders' Guide

Summary

For more than twenty years, the Insiders' Guide series has remained the essential source for in-depth travel and relocation information. Each guide is written by locals and true insiders and offers a personal, practical perspective that readers everywhere have come to know and love. From fiery blacksmiths' shops and stately riverside plantations to inverted roller coasters and thrilling water rides, the towns of Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Yorktown offer a multitude of ways to experience our country's past and present-day glories. Whether you prefer colonial re-enactments and ceremonial powwows or lions, tigers, and bears and theme park excesses, let this authoritative guide lead you through the myriad things to see and do in the Historic Triangle.

Author Biography

Mary Alice Blackwell is a native Virginian who has enjoyed a writing careeer as a newspaper reporter and editor, and is coauthor of a guide to Virginia's Blue Ridge. She lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Anne Patterson Causey grew up in the Tidewater area and has worked as a newspaper reporter and editor, a publicist, an event management consultant, and a library research assistant. She lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.

 

Joetta Sack is a writer and editor for a communications firm. She is formerly an assistant editor for Education Week, a national newspaper. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland's school of journalism and lives in Arlington, Virginia, with her husband (and two cats).

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
How to Use This Book	p. 1
History	p. 3
Getting Here, Getting Around	p. 10
Accommodations	p. 22
Bed-and-Breakfasts and Guest Homes	p. 39
Regional Cuisine and Wines	p. 54
Restaurants	p. 67
Nightlife	p. 90
Shopping	p. 99
Virginia's Indian Culture	p. 114
Myths and Legends	p. 120
Colonial Williamsburg	p. 128
Attractions	p. 152
Jamestown and Yorktown	p. 174
Our Military Heritage	p. 197
The Arts	p. 205
Annual Events	p. 214
Day Trips	p. 227
Kidstuff	p. 255
Parks and Recreation	p. 262
Golf	p. 272
The Environment	p. 275
Relocation	p. 285
Retirement	p. 298
Health Care	p. 304
Education and Child Care	p. 310
Media	p. 320
Worship	p. 323
Newport News and Hampton	p. 327
Index	p. 355
About the Authors	p. 371
Directory of Maps
Williamsburg and the Virginia Peninsula	p. v
Virginia's Historic Triangle	p. vi
Colonial Williamsburg	p. vii
Jamestown	p. viii
Yorktown	p. ix
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