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Fun and History Meet in Virginia's Historic Triangle: Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown

Visit Presidents Park
Presidents Park is an outdoor sculpture garden and museum with 16- to 18-foot-tall monuments of the American presidents, each with color-coded signs that contain biographical information, events and accomplishments. Another exhibit chronicles 14 defining moments in American history such as the Revolution, the Civil War, World Wars I and II, the civil rights movement and space exploration.

Stop by the Williamsburg Soap and Candle Company
Founded in 1964, the Williamsburg Soap and Candle Company produces over 6 million candles each year. From an observation room visitors can view the factory floor and see how candles are made.

Visit the Dinosaurs at the Living History Museum
June 11 through September 5, 2005
Encounter realistic, animated replicas of popular prehistoric reptiles like the T-rex, Stegosaurus and Triceratops. Use a joystick to maneuver a robotic T-rex. Dig for dinosaur fossils. See a real dinosaur egg. Observe baby dinosaurs hatching from a nest. Create your own dinosaur in a special activity area. Look into the eye of a moving dinosaur and see dinosaur skin up close. All this is part of the special summer exhibit, "DINOSAURS!" Created by Wonderworks, one of the nation's major dinosaur design companies, each creature is scientifically accurate and based on the latest information gathered from fossil records. A lifelike prehistoric landscape will be created for each dinosaur, allowing visitors to get a real sense of how these colossal creatures moved and lived. "DINOSAURS!" is sponsored in part by Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.

"Camp out" at the Yorktown Victory Center
Experience the life of a Revolutionary War soldier in a re-created Continental Army encampment. Historical interpreters depict daily routines of a company of soldiers during the last year of the war and demonstrate military drills, musket and cannon firing, 18th-century surgical and medical practices and more. Explore the soldiers' tents, try on a military coat, and join in periodic wooden-musket drills. Visitors also may be recruited to join a cannon crew to learn the steps to prepare a cannon for firing.

Explore the History of Pocahontas
The Powhatan way of life is re-created in a village featuring reed-covered houses, a garden and a ceremonial dance circle. Learn about the world of Pocahontas, daughter of Powhatan, powerful leader of 30 Algonquian-speaking tribes in coastal Virginia. Historical interpreters demonstrate how Powhatans grew and prepared food, processed animal hides, made tools and pottery, and wove natural fibers into cordage. Try your hand at grinding corn, gardening or playing a game of corncob darts.