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Yorktown Virginia Attractions

Historic Homes & Buildings

  • Archer Cottage
    Located on Yorktown Riverfront
    757-890-0916
    This example of a Colonial waterfront dwelling was used as a home and store for over a century.... more...

  • Grace Episcopal Church
    111 Church Street • Yorktown, VA 23690
    757-898-3261
    This 300-year-old Episcopal Church survived 1781 and 1862 sieges, as well as the great fire of... more...

  • Moore House
    Located at Colonial National Historical Park
    757-898-2410
    The site on which this historic house now stands was first patented by Governor John Harvey in the... more...

  • Nelson House
    Main Street • Yorktown, VA 23690
    757-898-2410
    A beautifully restored mansion of early Georgian architecture, this was the home of Thomas Nelson,... more...

Historic Sites & Monuments

  • Cornwallis' Cave
    Located on Water Street
    757-898-2422
    A National Park service property, this cave was probably used by a British gun crew to defend the... more...

  • Historic Jamestowne
    P.O. Box 210 • Yorktown, VA 23692
    Located at Colonial National Historical Park
    757-229-1733
    Jamestown was founded in 1607 and became the first permanent English settlement in the New World. ... more...

  • Poor Potter Archeological Site (circa 1720-1745)
    Located at Colonial National Historical Park
    757-898-2410
    The "poor potter," William Rogers, as described by Royal Governor Gooch in 1732, actually operated... more...

  • Yorktown Battlefield
    P.O. Box 210 • Yorktown, VA 23690
    Located at Colonial National Historical Park
    757-898-2410
    See where American independence was won when you visit this historic battlefield. Start at the... more...  map

  • Yorktown Victory Monument (circa 1884)
    Located on Main Street
    757-898-2410
    Commissioned by the Continental Congress in 1781 to commemorate the great victory at Yorktown,... more...

Museums & Galleries

  • Gallery on the York
    7907 A George Washington Memorial Highway • Yorktown, VA 23692
    757-898-3076
    Changing exhibitions and fine arts and crafts by regional artists are displayed at this charming... more...  map

  • Waterman's Museum
    309 Water Street • Yorktown, VA 23690
    757-887-2641
    The preservation of the heritage of the Watermen of the Chesapeake Bay is the mission of this... more...

  • Yorktown Victory Center
    P.O. Box 1607 • Yorktown, VA 23185
    Located on Route 31 South
    757-253-4838
    A Museum of the American Revolution: America's struggle for independence, from the beginnings of... more...

National Parks & Natural Wonders

  • Colonial National Historical Park
    P.O. Box 210 • Yorktown, VA 23690
    Located at Route 17 & Goosley Road
    757-898-2410
    This national historic park administers two of the most historically significant sites in English... more...  map

Tours & Cruises

  • Patriot Tours & Provisions
    321 Water Street • Yorktown, VA 23690
    Located at the Riverwalk Landing
    757-969-5400
    Historic Yorktown guided Segway tours and ghost hunting experiences.  more...  map

  • Schooner Alliance
    425 Water Street • Yorktown, VA 23690
    Riverwalk Landing Pier
    757-639-1233
    Enjoy 2 hour daysails aboard Yorktown's 105' Tall Ship, the Schooner Alliance. Alliance sails 3... more...  map

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