Williamsburg Tours: Walking, Carriage and Ghost

History is all around you in Williamsburg. From the living museum of Colonial Williamsburg, to the homes in and around the city, to the buildings of the College of William and Mary (founded in 1693). If you love American history, Williamsburg will love you right back!

Visitors may enjoy many tours of Williamsburg -- of all different types -- here in one of America's oldest cities. From historic walking tours, to tours exploring Williamsburg's ghosts, to horse-drawn carriage tours, there's a sightseeing expedition for just about anyone.

Walking Tours

Colonial Williamsburg itself has some of the best walking tours available. Wander around the Colonial- and Revolutionary-era buildings in tours led by knowledgeable and costumed tour guides.
You'll also want to look into walking tours of Jamestown, Yorktown and plantations along the James River.

Group tours that are less expensive than private tours also abound in the area. Ask us to recommend a few of our favorites to you.

Ghost Tours

Williamsburg's history as a Colonial, Revolutionary and Civil War hot spot have made it a Mecca for ghost lovers. Tours of Williamsburg's ghostly residents are many. You can walk or ride, go with a group or hire a private tour guide, tour during the day or by candlelight -- the choice is yours.

Just some of the ghosts you may encounter on your wanderings: "Irma," a former live-in manager of the Kings' Arms Tavern who is reported to have died in her room there in the 1950s. She's said to walk the halls. The footsteps of "Lady Skipwith" are purported to be heard in the Wyeth House. Over at the Chownings Tavern, four ghosts are said to haunt the establishment.

Carriage Tours

Carriage tours of Colonial Williamsburg have been helping visitors get a feel for this lovely town for decades. Tours in a horse-drawn carriage are plentiful in and around the Historic Area.

Your children especially will enjoy riding in a carriage or buggy behind a horse -- this definitely is great-great-great granddad's ride, as no matter how well-made the carriage is, the ride itself will still feel bumpy. And quite exotic!

Carriage tours in the Historic Area can be especially enjoyable since many visitors to Colonial Williamsburg will stop and watch the carriage go by. You'll definitely have a chance to perfect your parade wave!

Your children -- and other young-at-heart members of your party -- will get a kick out of being taken about the city if your driver is decked out in full Colonial costume.

If you're planning your wedding in Williamsburg, there's nothing quite more romantic than arriving and/or leaving the church or your wedding reception in a horse-drawn carriage. You can even arrange to have snow-white horses pull you, making for quite the fairy-tale wedding tableau.

No matter what kind of tour you wish to enjoy, whether with a large group or on your own, let us know of the type of tour in which you're interested and we'll be happy to give suggestions and even help you arrange reservations.