Jamestown Settlement

Experience Virginia in the seventeenth century as you visit Jamestown Settlement. Here, you can discover the cultures of West Central Africans, English colonists, and Powhatan Indians by first viewing an introductory film and looking at museum exhibits. 

Take a ride on a full-sized model of one of the three ships that left England in 1607. You can experience daily life in Jamestown as costumed interpreters portray early times.

This immersive museum depicts the emergence of America in dramatic detail, demonstrating the collision of several civilizations that helped to form the new country. 

• Experience life in the 17th century in Virginia at Jamestown Settlement, where life-like exhibits, movies, and daily life of the original colony are recreated.
• Discover the rich history of the Powhatan Indians, who lived in prosperity in Virginia prior to the arrival of European settlers, by exploring interactive displays and treasures.
• Take in live demonstrations of early colonial life by costumed interpreters as you stroll through life-size replications of Paspahegh Town and a 1610–14 fort.
• Imagine crossing the Atlantic Ocean in 1607 as you board replicas of the ships that carried the first English settlers.
• Engage in interactive exercises and witness exhibits that vividly depict daily life in early America throughout the 17th and 18th centuries.