On our fourth day in Virginia, it had stopped snowing but everything was still covered in white. What a beautiful morning to explore the second half of Colonial Williamsburg!
The Governor's Palace
The gardens behind the palace
This boy loves snow!
We toured some of the houses and made sure to visit the courthouse.
We had hoped to have lunch at Chowning's Tavern because Gene ate there when he visited Colonial Williamsburg as a kid, but it was closed for the first half of March.
We popped over to Shield's Tavern instead, where we enjoyed the food
and period music!
After exploring all morning, we spent some downtime in the hotel before heading to the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, which has been open less than a year! This incredible museum tells the story of how our nation was founded through interactive exhibits and movies (including a very exciting 4D movie of the Battle of Yorktown) as well as through outdoor living-history areas.
A recreation of the Continental Army encampment at the Battle of Yorktown
A reconstruction of an 18th-century farm
The museum was really engaging, but we still had one more stop -- Yorktown Battlefield Park, where Cornwallis surrendered, essentially ending the Revolution and ensuring American independence.
Yorktown Battlefield
These are redoubts 9 and 10 -- when the Americans captured these small forts, the siege line was complete and Cornwallis surrendered shortly thereafter.
All the interactive exhibits and experiences really brought American history to life for the boys on this trip.
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