"Foods & Feasts of Colonial Virginia" at American Revolution Museum at Yorktown

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At the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, see 18th-century cooking and preservation techniques.

Address

200 Water Street
Yorktown, VA 23690
Phone

757-253-4838 (Main number)

888-593-4682 (Toll-free)
City

Yorktown

Locality

York
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American Revolution Museum at Yorktown

Thu, Nov 26, 2020 - Sat, Nov 28, 2020
- 9:00 AM-5:00 PM

At the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, explore 18th-century culinary practices of Virginia during this three-day event beginning on Thanksgiving Day. Visitors learn about typical soldiers' fare during the war and trace the bounty of a Revolution-period farm from field to kitchen.

At Jamestown Settlement, a museum of 17th-century Virginia, visitors discover how food was gathered, preserved and prepared on land and at sea by Virginia's English colonists and Powhatan Indians.

Holiday Tickets & Packages
2019 admission is $15.00 for adults and $7.50 for ages 6-12. Save with a value-priced combination ticket to Jamestown Settlement: $26.00 adults, $12.50 ages 6-12. Children under 6 are free. Free parking. Tickets and packages available with other Williamsburg area attractions, including a History is Fun combination ticket, when purchased online, offers seven days of unlimited admission to both museums at $26.00 for adults and $12.50 for ages 6 through 12 and includes coupon booklets for Williamsburg Premium Outlets and Historic Yorktown Rewards Card.

Food preparation in the museums' interpretive areas is for demonstration purposes only. The Jamestown Settlement Café will offer a traditional Thanksgiving dinner from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. Call the Jamestown Settlement Cafe at (757) 253-2571.

Special program funded in part by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, Inc., Annual Fund.

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American Revolution Museum at Yorktown admission is $15.00 for adults, $7.50 for ages 6-12. Save with a value-priced combination ticket to Jamestown Settlement: $26.00 adults, $12.50. Children under 6 are free. Free parking. Tickets and packages available with Williamsburg area attractions.