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Attractions/ Entertainment<br />

Group Tour Planner I 2012<br />

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<strong>Yorktown</strong> Victory Center<br />

YORkTOwN VICTORY CENTER<br />

RATE INFORMATION 2012<br />

COMbINATION VALUE TICkET*<br />

JAMEsTOwN sETTLEMENT & YORkTOwN VICTORY CENTER<br />

Adult Youth/Student Adult Youth/Student<br />

Retail Rate $9.75 $5.50 (6-12) $20.00 $10.00 (6-12)<br />

Group Rate $8.75 $5.00 (K-High School) $18.00 $9.00 (K-High School)<br />

Group Guided $10.75 $6.25 (K-High School) $22.00 $9.00 (K-High School)<br />

*Combination ticket does not need to be used on the same day. Licensed tour operators please call for net rates.<br />

Operating Season I Year-round. Open daily 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; until 6:00 p.m. June 15 –<br />

August 15. Closed Christmas and New Year’s days.<br />

Location I See Map C-30 I Near <strong>Yorktown</strong> Battlefield, 20 minutes from Colonial <strong>Williamsburg</strong>’s<br />

Historic Area, and 30 minutes from <strong>Jamestown</strong> Settlement, a museum of 17th-century Virginia.<br />

Length of Tour I 1½ – 2½ hours<br />

Highlights I The <strong>Yorktown</strong> Victory Center, a museum of the American Revolution, chronicles America’s<br />

struggle for independence from the beginnings of colonial unrest to the formation of the new nation. A<br />

Declaration of Independence Gallery features a rare July 1776 broadside printing of this historic document.<br />

Exhibits also provide eyewitness accounts of the American Revolution and describe the convergence of<br />

forces on <strong>Yorktown</strong> in 1781 for the climactic military engagement of the Revolution. Outdoors, historical<br />

interpreters engage visitors in everyday life during the Revolutionary era. Experience a soldier’s life in a<br />

Continental Army encampment and, on a re-created 1780s farm, help with chores such as weeding the<br />

garden and processing flax. Gift shop. Order meals from <strong>Jamestown</strong> Settlement Café for 50 or more.<br />

Special programs offered annually. Accredited by the American Association of Museums.<br />

Group Policies I A group is 15 or more paid people. Groups can participate in a hands-on program for<br />

a small additional fee per person. Reservations required. Complimentary admission is available for tour<br />

escort and driver. Student groups are eligible for one complimentary chaperone admission for every 10<br />

paid students. Payments Accepted: Cash, VISA, MasterCard, company check; one payment per group.<br />

Motorcoach Parking I Ample free parking Handicap Access I Museum is wheelchair accessible.<br />

Contact I <strong>Jamestown</strong>-<strong>Yorktown</strong> Foundation, P.O. Box 1607, <strong>Williamsburg</strong>, Virginia 23187<br />

Group Reservations I 757-253-4939 I Toll-free 888-868-7593 I Fax 757-253-4997<br />

group.reservations@jyf.virginia.gov I Sales Manager 757-253-4113 I Toll-free 888-593-4682<br />

Fax 757-253-5299 I GPS: 200 Water Street, <strong>Yorktown</strong>, Virginia 23690 I www.historyisfun.org

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