TRAVELRAGS

Jamestown

Museum·WilliamsburgMentioned by Atlas Obscura
Jamestown
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
“The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was located, in what later became James City County, on the northeast bank of the James River, about 2.5 mi (4 km) southwest of present-day Williamsburg. It was established by the…”
— Wikipedia
Visit the official site →

In the coverage1 story

Atlas ObscuraAug 25

Chickahominy Riverfront Park in Williamsburg, Virginia

Just a few miles from Jamestown, Chickahominy Riverfront Park sits at the edge of a tidal river that has changed remarkably little since English colonists first explored it in 1607. Bald cypress trees rise from dark water, great blue herons stalk the shallows, and marshes stretch into the distance. Remove the occasional fishing boat, and the view is not so different from what the Powhatan peopl…

English colonists first explored the tidal river in 1607.

2 things in this storyRead the full piece at Atlas Obscura →
More museums in WilliamsburgColonial Williamsburg×2Muscarelle Museum of ArtAbby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art MuseumJamestown SettlementAmerican Revolution Museum at YorktownBray School
↑↓ to navigate · Enter to open · Esc to close