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Historic Jamestowne
Historic Jamestowne
Western end of Colonial Parkway
Jamestown, VA 23081
Phone1: (757) 229-1733
Phone2: (757) 898-2410
Fax: (757) 898-6346
Email: aberry@apva.org
Opens: 8:30:00 AM
Closes: 4:30:00 PM
Admission Fee
Children Welcome

Historic Jamestowne offers a wealth of activities for exploring the first permanent English settlement in North America. Visitors can share the moment of discovery with archaeologists at the 1607 James Fort excavation; tour the original 17th-century church tower and reconstructed Jamestown Memorial Church; take a walking tour with a Park Ranger through the original settlement along the James River; watch glassblowing at the Glasshouse; and see an exhibit of artifacts in the new Archaearium Museum. Musuem stores are available at the Visitor Center. Driving tours explore the natural setting where exhibits explain how the settlers harnessed the wilderness & visitors regularly see bald eagles, heron, deer & other wildlife. Historic Jamestowne is jointly administered by APVA Preservation Virginia & the National Park Service.

Historic Villages at Cape Henry
108 Atlantic Avenue
Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek- Fort Story
Virginia Beach, VA 23459
Opens: 2:00:00 PM
Closes: 8:00:00 PM
Children Welcome

The Historic Villages at Cape Henry are open from Memorial Day to Labor Day from 2pm to sunset. Tours of an American Indian village and 17th century Colonial outpost are available from 2pm-6pm. Live outdoor play "1607: First Landing" is performed Thursday-Saturday at 6pm. Proceeds generated are allocated for natural and resource preservation projects on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. Volunteer activities are available year 'round.

Virginia Dinosaur Museum
25th & Atlantic Ave.
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Phone: (757) 422-1742

Amphitheater features five automated dinosaurs and a 40-minute movie about dinosaurs.