Williamsburg
Virginia colonial capital
Williamsburg most often refers to one of two American places.
The neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, is known for its Hasidic Jewish community and, since the 1990s, as a center of hipster culture: We grabbed coffee in Williamsburg.
Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia is a restored 18th-century town and major tourist destination, preserving the colonial capital where the American Revolution took shape.
First permanent English settlement
- YorktownVirginia siege site
- Busch GardensAmusement park chain
- James RiverVirginia river to Chesapeake
- VirginiaMid-Atlantic American state
Aggressively alternative person
- gentrificationWealthy influx displacing locals
- L trainElevated urban transit line
- loftsUpper open building spaces
- breweriesBeer production facilities
art galleries · flea market · rooftops · food trucks · vintage · street art · music venues · nightlife
Interactive heritage demonstration
- CapitolLegislative assembly building
- tavernsPublic drinking houses
- craftsmenSkilled manual trade workers
- blacksmithIron-shaping craftsperson
wigmaker · apothecary · cobblestone · horse-drawn · reenactors · 18th-century · tricorn · musket
People who come temporarily
- attractionsThings that draw interest
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
- hotelsCommercial lodging establishments
- guidebookReference for travelers
itinerary · excursions · landmarks · tours · souvenirs · ticket · admission · gift shop
Returning something to condition
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
- living museumSite reenacting historical periods
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
Rockefeller · philanthropy · archaeology · conservation · authenticity · historical accuracy · renovation · revitalization
Jamestown
First permanent English settlement
- YorktownVirginia siege site
- Busch GardensAmusement park chain
- James RiverVirginia river to Chesapeake
hipster
Aggressively alternative person
- gentrificationWealthy influx displacing locals
- L trainElevated urban transit line
- loftsUpper open building spaces
breweries · art galleries · flea market · rooftops · food trucks · vintage · street art · music venues · nightlife · condos
living history
Interactive heritage demonstration
- CapitolLegislative assembly building
- tavernsPublic drinking houses
- craftsmenSkilled manual trade workers
blacksmith · wigmaker · apothecary · cobblestone · horse-drawn · reenactors · 18th-century · tricorn · musket · independence
visitors
People who come temporarily
- attractionsThings that draw interest
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
- hotelsCommercial lodging establishments
guidebook · itinerary · excursions · landmarks · tours · souvenirs · ticket · admission · gift shop · carriage ride
restoration
Returning something to condition
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
- living museumSite reenacting historical periods
heritage · Rockefeller · philanthropy · archaeology · conservation · authenticity · historical accuracy · renovation · revitalization · landmark
- Mid-Atlantic PlacesPhiladelphia, Baltimore, Washington D.C., Wilmington, Trenton
- BrooklynBedford-Stuyvesant, Bed-Stuy, Brighton Beach, Brooklyn Heights, Brownsville
- Virginia PlacesRichmond, Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Arlington, Alexandria
- "-burg" citiesPittsburgh, Hamburg, Salzburg, Johannesburg, Strasbourg
- Colonial AmericaGeorge Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, Benjamin Franklin, Declaration of Independence
- East Coast LandmarksStatue of Liberty, Lincoln Memorial, White House, Capitol Building, Empire State Building
WilliamsburgTimes Square
Famous Manhattan intersection
Midtown Manhattan · Wall Street · Middle America · Staten Island · mainstream
WilliamsburgGreenwich
London district, meridian origin
Palm Beach · country club · old money · Park Avenue · gated community
WilliamsburgSilicon Valley
Bay Area tech corridor
Dubai · Las Vegas Strip · Shenzhen · Las Vegas · modern
- Colonial WilliamsburgRecreated colonial Virginia capital