Visiting Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area and museums for a day? Two weeks? Or want to come back again and again? There’s a pass just for you. General admission passes include access to a variety of Historic Area buildings and exhibits, the Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, and regular daytime programs. Some offer discounts on evening performances and other perks. Bus transportation is included in your Colonial Williamsburg admission.

Purchase your multi-day admission pass in advance online and save 10%. (Discount applied at checkout.)

Audio Tours Available
Rent interactive audio tours at the Colonial Williamsburg Visitor Center.

Official Regional Visitor Center

The Colonial Williamsburg Visitor Center serves as the official Regional Visitor Center for America’s Historic Triangle. Purchase tickets for Colonial Williamsburg and the Historic Triangle venues here.

Use our natural-gas buses to visit Historic Area sites, the Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Yorktown. The shuttle is free for ticketed guests and is available from March 17 through October 31, 2008. Download the Historic Triangle shuttle schedule (pdf).

Colonial Williamsburg Hotel Guest Pass

Stay with us and Save! Guests of official Colonial Williamsburg hotels automatically get the best values anywhere.

Adult $29
Youths Ages 6-17 $14
or Stay four nights & tickets are free!†

Call 1-800-HISTORY to book.

Includes:

• Length-of-stay admission to Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area and the Museums of Colonial Williamsburg while residing at the Williamsburg Inn and Providence Hall Guest Houses, Williamsburg Lodge, Colonial Houses–Historic Lodging, Williamsburg Woodlands Hotel & Suites, or Governor’s Inn.
• 50 percent discount on Colonial Evening Program tickets **
• Admission to regular daytime programs and walking tours*
• The Revolutionary City, a Colonial Williamsburg adventure
• Museums of Colonial Williamsburg and Bassett Hall
• Viewing of the movie short Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot
• Free parking at the Visitor Center and use of Colonial Williamsburg shuttle buses.

† Families Free offer valid for minimum stay of four (4) consecutive nights completed between January 1 and August 31, 2008, only at an official Colonial Williamsburg hotel (Williamsburg Inn®, Williamsburg Lodge, Colonial Houses–Historic Lodging, Providence Hall Guesthouses, Williamsburg Woodlands Hotel & Suites, Governor’s Inn). Free ticket offer is for the Colonial Williamsburg Hotel Guest Pass and does not apply to separately ticketed events. Passes are valid for length-of-stay up to seven (7) consecutive days of unlimited admission to Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area and museums from the first day of use. Free ticket applies to members of immediate family for the length-of-stay concurrent with the dates of their reservation and is only good for the number of guests staying in the room. Cannot be combined with any other offers or discounts or applied to the Colonial Williamsburg portion of multiple attraction tickets (Historic Triangle Pass, Williamsburg Flex Ticket, Bounce Pass); not available to groups. Additional conditions may apply, and benefits are subject to change without notice. Access may be restricted during certain times at certain exhibition sites or programs. For further information, call 1-800-447-8679.

Day Pass / General Admission Includes:

Historic Area
Access to as many as 20 to 40 Historic Area buildings and exhibits (depending on season and operating schedules), such as the Capitol, Raleigh Tavern, Great Hopes Plantation, all historic trades sites (wheelwright, blacksmith, silversmith, milliner, wigmaker, etc.), all gardens, and all original 18th-century exhibition sites (the Courthouse, Gaol, Magazine, and the homes of Peyton Randolph and George Wythe), along with admission to Revolutionary City®. Check Colonial Williamsburg This Week for openings. Also includes Capitol tour, orientation tour, regular daytime programs*, and viewing of the movie classic Williamsburg—The Story of a Patriot. Plus, free parking at the Visitor Center and use of Historic Area shuttle buses.

Museums of Colonial Williamsburg
Entry to Bassett Hall, the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, and the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum.

Capital City Pass
Adults $37  
Youths Ages 6-17 $18

+ $6 - Add the Governor's Palace Tour (approx. 40 min.)

Palace / Capital City Pass
Adults $43 
Youths Ages 6-17 $21

+ $6 - Add a full second day to the Palace / Capital City Pass

governor's Key-to-the-City Pass
Adults $49 Purchase in advance and save 10%- Internet Price: $44.10
Youths Ages 6-17 $24 Purchase in advance and save - Internet Price: $22.05

MultiDay Premium Pass Includes

Your best buy for 3+ days

• Come-and-go flexibility—not limited to consecutive days
• Access to ALL exhibition sites, regular daytime programs, and museums
• 50% discount on most Colonial Evening Programs**
• Exclusive access to special-topic, guided walking tours (reservations required)
• Admission for up to one full year

Colonial Williamsburg Freedom Pass
$59 Adults  Purchase in advance and save 10%- Internet Price: $53.10
$29 Youths Ages 6-17 Purchase in advance and save - Internet Price: $26.10

+ $30 - Add Free Colonial Evening Program Tickets***

Colonial Williamsburg Independence Pass
$89 Adults  Purchase in advance and save 10%- Internet Price: $80.10
$44 Youths Ages 6-17 Purchase in advance and save - Internet Price: $39.60

Regional Multi-Attraction Passes

For your convenience, we also offer a selection of seven-day passes that combine Colonial Williamsburg admission with access to other area attractions. For detailed information and pricing, call our vacation planners toll free: 1-800-447-8679.

Bounce Pass

Flexible visit (come and go as you wish) for up to seven consecutive days with passes for:

• Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area and museums
• Busch Gardens® Europe
• BONUS! Water Country USA® included between mid-May and early September. Busch Gardens Europe and Water Country USA are subject to seasonal and weather closures

$123.50 Adults Purchase in advance online and save 20%—Internet Price: $98.80
$102.50 Youths Ages (6-17) Purchase in advance online and save 20%—Internet Price: $82.00  

For your convenience, and not as an endorsement, we include information on this website about other attractions and events not owned, operated, or controlled by Colonial Williamsburg.

Admission to the combined Museums of Colonial Williamsburg (DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, Bassett Hall) is included in the following Colonial Williamsburg general admission passes: Capital City One-Day Ticket, Governor’s Key-to-the-City Two Day Pass, Freedom Pass, Independence Pass, CW Hotel Guest Pass, and also the local resident Good Neighbor Pass.

The following ticket options are also available for access to the museums only:

$9 Adults  - one-day pass
$4 Youths - one-day pass

$19 Adults  - annual pass
$10 Youths - annual pass

These tickets are not currently available for online purchase, but can be obtained at any onsite Colonial Williamsburg ticket window, as well as at the museums.