Attractions Both the Yorktown Battlefield and Jamestown Island are part of Colonial National Historical Park, which includes the scenic parkway that connects them. In Yorktown, start your tour at the Yorktown Visitor Center , 898-3400. The fee was instituted in 1997. Get oriented with a 15-minute film, pick up maps and check out the exhibits. Our favorites are George Washington's canvas battle tent preserved behind glass and a replica of a British warship.
Children love prowling through the ship.
Older kids will enjoy dioramas depicting the Revolutionary War through a boy's eyes. Be sure to take a drive through the battlefields where you'll see earthworks, a historic house and the surrender site. There are markers along the way and free maps to guide you. To help interpret what you're seeing, rent a narrated audiotape. The tape comes with its own cassette player.