Pantheon, Busch Gardens Williamsburg’s newest roller coaster, to open March, 2022
There’s a new coaster coming to history town, and it has five Roman gods behind it. Pantheon, named after the temple dedicated to the gods, will reach top speeds of 73 mph as it races...
Colonial Williamsburg Fairy Butter
At the center of any Colonial Williamsburg home was the hearth. It provided warmth, light, and equally important - food. A favorite hearth recipe was Fairy Butter. Even Dolley Madison was known to serve...
Colonial Ginger Cake Cookies
Try this Colonial Williamsburg ginger cakes recipe! Ginger cakes - or gingerbread cookies, compliments of The Tasting Table and adopted from Raleigh Tavern Bakery, are a Williamsburg tradition. Besides being wonderfully fragrant -...
CBS developing sitcom based on Colonial Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg is inspiration for new CBS comedy
CBS is set to produce a new TV sitcom called "America, U.S.A." which takes place in a fictional living-history theme park that is based on Colonial Williamsburg. The...
Video: Colonial Williamsburg animals help bring the past to life
Inside Access: A recent report on 13 News Now said that, at Colonial Williamsburg, human and animal employees work together to keep the past alive. Ferriers work with large animals such as horses,...
Colonial Peanut Soup
Recipes from local Williamsburg restaurants Whether you’re a visitor or a local, there are generally two food items on everyone’s must-try list at the taverns of Colonial Williamsburg: ginger cakes and peanut soup. For the...
TV series about Williamsburg’s Colonial Parkway murders will air on Oxygen Network
"The Lovers' Lane Murders" television show will air on the Oxygen Network beginning February 11. The series focuses on the Colonial Parkway murders. The Colonial Parkway murders were a cluster of deaths that occurred...
The Rockefellers and the Folk Art of Colonial Williamsburg
from Christies.com From: The Rockefellers and the Age of America: "The Rockefellers were instrumental in creating the prosperity that made the USA the world’s leading power, and they led the way in preserving the nation’s...
Colonial Williamsburg: From the Colonial Era to the Restoration
The newest book about the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg and a detailed look at the history of the colonial city by WilliamsburgVisitor.com
Williamsburg Then and Now
In 1930, Howard University captured Williamsburg before the restoration of the colonial capital. In 2014, representatives from Colonial Williamsburg drove the same route to film a side-by-side comparison of the changes. https://youtu.be/tqfb2Edwx84 Before the restoration,...
