In Jamestown, you can walk in the footsteps of Captain John Smith, Pocahontas, and the men and women who settled England’s first permanent colony in North America in 1607. The city has been entirely re created to provide a first-hand experience of how the earliest setters in North America lived.

See where American independence was won at the Yorktown Battlefield. Here on October 19, 1781, British forces under Lord Charles Cornwallis surrendered to the combined American and French armies led by General George Washington, concluding the battle that signaled the beginning of the end of the fight for American independence. See the field tents used by General Washington. Join a Park Ranger for a guided walking tour of the battlefield and 18th-century town. Drive through the battlefield and see the numerous fortifications and cannons; the Moore House, scene of surrender negotiations; and Surrender Field.

See also the replica of one of the three ships – Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery – that sailed from England to Virginia in 1607.

A day at Busch Gardens is quite the journey packed with pulse-pounding roller coasters, sensational family attractions and exciting seasonal events. Water Country USA is the mid-Atlantic’s largest water park and continue to add new attractions that encourage visitors to return often.