Continuing our countdown of my dream family vacations, we hit #5 on the list…

Colonial Williamsburg

Once upon a time my family took a trip to Virginia. We went to Busch Gardens so we could ride some amazing rides…and then we went to Colonial Williamsburg because my dad has a degree in history and we always visit these places.

On the same note, I always loved towns like this. Though I hated history class…I’ve always really loved history brought to life in books, or places like this.

I would love for my girls to see the way Colonial Williamsburg brings history to life in such a big way.  We have a lovely small town that does something similar here…but there’s something about the whole large community bringing it to life that was something special.

There is so much to do there that isn’t available at other similar style towns. From the restaurants with period-appropriate foods, to the governors mansion, to the fife and drum march and carriage rides. I could spend days on end. My kids would probably hate it after a day or two, but the kids can’t love every family vacation, I sure didn’t love all the ones my parents dragged me on.

Have you ever been to Colonial Williamsburg? What was your favorite part?