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GREAT NEWS: Check out the Winter Pass Deals below!

Dressing up at the Benjamin Powell House at Colonial Williamsburg.

1-Day Basic Pass

Adults - $36 / Youths Ages 6-17 - $18

INCLUDES: single-day admission to most Historic Area sites, including the Capitol, and most exhibition buildings except for Governor’s Palace, Colonial Explorer Activities, Revolutionary City productions, Museums of Colonial Williamsburg and Bassett Hall. Add-ons include: Governor's Palace - $9 & Audio Tour - $6.

(Scroll down for Winter Pass deals!

One Day Plus

Adults - $46 / Youths Ages 6-17 - $23

INCLUDES: Two consecutive days of admission to Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area and the Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, including the Governor’s Palace, Capitol, Great Hopes Plantation, and authentic 18th-century exhibition sites. Excludes Colonial Explorer Activities, The Revolutionary City, Museums of Colonial Williamsburg and Bassett Hall. Add on: Audio Tour - $6

Annual Pass

Adults - $58 / Youths Ages 6-17 - $29

INCLUDES: Daily admission to the Colonial Williamsburg Historic Area exhibitions and the Museums of Colonial Williamsburg for up to a full year, Colonial Explorer Activities, The Revolutionary City, 25 percent discount on evening Colonial Performances tickets. Add ons: Governor's Palace - $9; Audio Tour - $6.

Petting the horses at Colonial Williamsburg during Homeschoolers Day in March.

Colonial Williamsburg Museums

Colonial Williamsburg has three museums: DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, and Bassett Hall. All three are included in the following general admission passes: Capital City One-Day Ticket, Governor’s Key-to-the-City Two Day Pass, Freedom Pass, Independence Pass, CW Hotel Guest Pass, and the local resident Good Neighbor Pass (see below).

If you want to go to the museums alone, here are the prices:

Single-day Pass: $9.95 Adults; $4.95 YouthsAnnual Pass: $19.95 Adults; $9.95 Youths

You can buy these tickets at the museums or at the main ticket office.

Here's important contact information:

Colonial Williamsburg Virginia phone number: 1-800-HISTORY
Colonial Williamsburg Virginia website: http://www.history.org/

Colonial Williamsburg Virginia Special Admission Deals

Good Neighbor Pass

It pays to be local.

Through the "Good Neighbor" Card program, Williamsburg area residents can visit the Historic Area, the Museums, and exhibition sites-- plus receive special offers and discounts--for just $10 per adult per year.

This program is available to residents of the City of Williamsburg, James City County and the Bruton District of York County.

Youths 17 can join the Good Neighbor program for free, as can employees of the local "jurisdictions," and students, faculty and staff at the College of William and Mary.

Good Neighbor Card benefits:

• Admission to all Colonial Williamsburg exhibition sites and museums


• Use of Colonial Williamsburg’s bus service


• Shopping, dining and recreational offers*


• 25% discount on purchases of tickets for evening programs


• 25% discount on up to 20 general admission tickets per household each year

To get or renew a Good Neighbor Card, go to the Colonial Williamsburg Virginia Visitor Center or the Lumber House Ticket Office (open seasonally). You'll have to bring a valid Virginia driver’s license with a Williamsburg address and a current month’s utility bill (e.g., heating/AC, phone, cable) as proof that you occupy (not just own or rent) a local residence.

Students can prove their status with a current student ID card, report card, class assignment letter, or a curriculum approval letter for home-schooled students.

*Current Good Neighbor discounts include 10-20% off meals at Shields Tavern, Williamsburg Inn, Huzzah, Golden Horseshoe Clubhouse, Green Course Clubhouse Grill, and Williamsburg Lodge Restaurant.

Visit During the Winter

Visit Colonial Williamsburg between the beginning of January and mid-March and you'll save 30% off the regular admission.

Their "Winter Season Special" allows you to visit all the usual sites for only $28, and $14 for youth, an $8 savings over the regular single day pass.

Visiting the printmaker shop at Colonial Williamsburg.

Want to visit two consecutive days? Their Two-Day Pass is just $38 for adults. And during the winter, you'll even get a bonus 3rd day! Winter two-day youth tickets are only $19.

Is the Winter Season Special worth it? You'll definitely need to bundle up some days (although it's not unheard of to get 70 degree days this time of year). Some of the minor buildings may not be open (check the daily schedule online at www.history.org to see what will be open), but all the major buildings will be open. Crowds? None.

Homeschoolers Day

Last year, we took advantage of Homeschoolers Day to visit the Historic Area for only $5 per person. What a deal! This amazing price got us into everything for this special price (including the Governor's Palace and the Capital Building). They generally offer Homeschoolers Day the beginning of March.

We definitely had to bundle up, but it was well worth it!

Consider Combo Tickets...Carefully!

For example, we priced the America's Historic Triangle ticket, which includes admission to Colonial Williamsburg Virginia, Jamestown Settlement, Historic Jamestowne, Yorktown Battlefield and the Yorktown Victory Center. We couldn't see how it really saved any money over buying separate tickets (either that, or our calculator was broken)...sooooo, we called the web site! (Anything for you, right?)

Here's what they said at the ticket office: "The America's Historic Triangle ticket isn't so much for a cost savings-- it's more for flexibility, so you can go wherever you like whenever you like." Further clarification, please?

At some of the sites, an individual ticket is only good for the day of purchase. So if you are planning on seeing all the sights, but make some last minute changes to your itinerary, the America's Historic Triangle can make things a bit easier, since it's good for 5 days (buy it through a Williamsburg hotel, and you can get it good for 7 days at the same price).

Loved visiting the Wigmaker's shop at Colonial Williamsburg Virginia? Want to go back a second day? No problem, if you have the Historic Triangle ticket. Bought a regular Colonial Williamsburg ticket (or even the Jamestown Settlement/Yorktown Victory Center combo ticket) and want to go back a second day? You'll have to pay again!

On the other hand, if you don't make it to one or more of the Historic Triangle sites, you'll definitely lose money. So make sure you really do plan to see them all before you buy one of these "mega" combo tickets.

Virginia Residents: Your Special Deal is DEAD!

Try as I may, I've found nothing to indicate that this special deal exists any longer. I think it was just something that they offered because of the America' 400th Anniversary Celebration in Jamestown.


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