Atlas Obscura
Exploring Virginia’s Historic Triangle, Then and Now
Few places blur the line between past and present quite like Virginia’s Historic Triangle. The places now known as Jamestown, Yorktown, and Williamsburg witnessed the arrival of the first British ships on Virginia’s shores, the rise of revolutionary ideals, and the battle that secured a new nation. But these events don’t just live in the past—they continue to shape American life, including how…