Travel is not always about beast beaches, wild adventures, and sunset cocktails. It can also be a journey of learning and diving deep into culture and history.
Visiting Greater Williamsburg in Virginia gave me a fascinating insight into the birth of the United States, a greater understanding of the American culture.
Jamestown Settlement is a living history museum that tells that story of the English colonist establishing a permanent English colony (and their many almost failures).
The re-enactments and characters roaming the streets give you a profound sense of the evolving American story and help kids understand the ideas and values that crafted the world they live in today.
Yorktown Battlefield and American Revolution Museum at Yorktown
The Yorktown experience is where those hard-fought ideals became reality. Here, you can walk the Yorktown battlegrounds where the Americans defeated the British, which ultimately led to America’s Independence.