Visiting Virginia Beach - Don't Miss The World's Largest Living History Museum

Online, March 30, 2011 (Newswire.com) - If you're planning a visit to Virginia Beach, VA you have a chance to witness the largest living history museum in the world - Colonial Williamsburg. It was named one of the Top 10 Great Places to Discover in the United States by TripAdviser.com

On the eve of American Independence, Williamsburg was the capital of England's oldest, wealthiest, and most populous North American colony. It was a community of freemen and slaves, of educators and innkeepers, of merchants and politicians, of tradesmen and lawyers. Here American patriots and British loyalists struggled with the questions of independence, liberty and self-government. Their ultimate answer was revolution.

Today Colonial Williamsburg is restored to 18th-century authenticity. Visit and walk in the paths of the people whose journeys led to the idea of America. You'll meet, in the persons of gifted character interpreters, George Washington, Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, Gowan Pamphlet, and scores of others, who bequeathed to us a country. You'll walk on the ground where independence was proposed. You'll participate in the debate in the city's streets and shops. And you will stand in the room where the victory at Yorktown was planned.

Colonial Williamsburg is a family vacation destination, a resort, and an interactive education in 18th-century life and culture. It's dining in the colonial taverns, watching trades people at their crafts, and marching with the Fifes and Drums Corps. It's a carriage ride, a day on the golf course, a stroll through the gardens, a visit to the folk and decorative arts museums, and an afternoon in the Revolutionary City. Colonial Williamsburg is a seamless adventure in educational recreation in a setting where subjects became citizens and a revolution changed the world.

This spring season Colonial Williamsburg features several special events worth to consider:

April 10-11, 2011 - Colonial Williamsburg 65th Annual Garden Symposium

Colonial Williamsburg's gardens have provided inspiration to generations of gardeners. Today's gardeners can still glean ideas from the diversity of plants and functional designs that are part of the Historic Area's charm.

May 21-22, 2011 - Run for the Dream
Saturday, May 21: Fit to Run, Fit to Dream 8K Run/Walk, and kids Fun Run 2011 USA Masters 8 km Championships

Sunday, May 22: Run for the Dream Half Marathon

May 27-29, 2011 - Festival Williamsburg

The park has partnered with Virginia Arts Festival to bring you the 2011 annual Festival Williamsburg. Lynda Carter and other internationally-recognized talent will be performing here.

Source: http://www.history.org