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The Lady in Blue

Waves crashed in the darkness, their foam a gleaming line in the moonlight. In spite of her trembling hands, Mary Ellen’s feet seemed to float above the sand, the hem of her blue dress fluttering ju...

Suicide at Tucker Hall

St. George Tucker Hall: A History St. George Tucker Hall was William and Mary’s first free-standing library that opened on May 14, 1909. Over the years, the library underwent renovations,...

William and Mary Hauntings

1. Sunken Garden   Welcome to the Sunken Garden, built in the mid-­‐1930s by President FDR’s Civilian Conservation Corps and modeled after the Chelsea hospital gardens in England. The ...

Brafferton House

Welcome to the College of William and Mary! William and Mary was founded by royal charter in 1693, making it the second oldest college in the US after Harvard, pre-­dating Williamsburg as the capital...

Governor’s Palace

The Governor’s Palace, built in the late 1930s. The original building was destroyed by fire in 1781 while it was used as a hospital for American soldiers wounded at the Battle of Yorktown. Befo...

Bruton Parish Church

The Bruton Parish Church is the oldest building in Colonial Williamsburg; construction on the building was completed in 1683. It served as a hospital during the Civil War, and later as a mass bur...

Merchants Square

This story takes place shortly after the Civil War in the late 1860s near South Henry Street in Colonial Williamsburg's Merchants Square. Along Henry Street was a small white house that belo...

Cancellation and Refund Policy

We do not grant refunds, but we reserve the right to let customers reschedule their tours for better weather or to attend a tour on the next day if they are late, but this is not guaranteed. It is imp...

Matthew Whaley Elementary School

We’ve all hated school at one point or another in our life, but have you ever been terrified of the school you were restrained in? Of course massive exams and strict teachers rattle our bones every ...

Fort Magruder

Williamsburg is famous for history, particularly the Unites States’ beginnings. It is in the same James County as Jamestown (the first permanent English settlement on the East Coast—the first Span...
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