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Tours

Engage with Your Surroundings

Your visit to Colonial Williamsburg isn’t complete without the freedom to explore. We invite you to join us on one of more than 20 guided and self-guided tours—included in your admission ticket—offered daily. Enter into the homes and gardens of Williamsburg’s 18th-century residents, get a firsthand perspective from a curator, or see the city by foot on a walking tour.

Historic Area Tours

Walk through History with a Nation Builder

Colonial Williamsburg Behind-the-Scenes Tour

Children's Tour of the Palace

Seats of Power: A CHILDREN'S TOUR OF THE CAPITOL

Bits and Bridles

Bits and Bridles

Treat the animal lover in your life to this one-hour walking tour of Colonial Williamsburg’s modern stables and Rare Breeds Program. You’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at our facilities, learn more about our carriages, and get up close and personal with some of our animals.

Ghost Tours

Haunted Williamsburg

Haunted Williamsburg

From authentic 18th-century colonial ghost stories to creepy modern-day encounters, costumed storytellers share unnerving tales on Haunted Williamsburg, the only Colonial Williamsburg ghost tour that takes you inside our historic buildings.

The one-hour candlelit walking tour begins at the Playbooth Theater on Palace Green and is suitable for ages 8 and older. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Please note that some interior spaces are not ADA accessible. Runs rain or shine, except in cases of severe inclement weather.

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Official Ghost Walk Junior

Official Ghost Walk Junior

Everyone loves a haunted tale! Bring the entire family for all of the phantom fun with none of the nightmares. Enjoy this 45-minute ghost tour of traditional spooky stories with a Colonial Williamsburg flavor.

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Art Museum Tours

Introduction to Folk Art

Discover whimsical and fascinating paintings, sculpture, and textiles from Mrs. Rockefeller's collection on this guided tour. These pieces are the basis of the museum's original collection.

Focus on Furniture

Join us for an in-depth tour of 18th- and early 19th-century furniture including rare baroque, rococo and neo-classical tables, chairs, chests, desks and upholstered pieces. 

Decorative Arts Highlights

Explore and learn on a guided tour of some of the museum's masterworks on exhibit, including paintings, ceramics, textiles, furniture, and silver.

Around the World in 60 Minutes

Art Museum Insider

By George!

Fantastic Beasts: Let's Go Find Them

 

 

Special conditions

Annual, Good Neighbor, and Collegiate pass holders must purchase tickets by calling

(888) 965-7254

or in person at a ticketing location to receive their discount.