Historic Jamestowne, situated in Colonial National Historical Park, is the site of America's first permanent English settlement and the location of ongoing archeological projects and discoveries. Designated areas of Historic Jamestowne include: Old Towne, the area of the triangular Jamestown Fort; New Towne, the area the settlers developed once the fort was no longer needed; The Glasshouse, a re-created version of the original 1608 Glasshouse; Loop Drive, a one way five-mile loop road that follows the higher ground of the island and an alternate three-mile loop.
Exhibits explore the Virginia Company period of Jamestown and offer a new perspective about the first English settlers. Things to see and do at Historic Jamestowne include:
- Explore exhibits and enjoy a multi-media orientation film in the Visitor Center immersion theater
- Tour the Archaearium, an exhibition facility, which showcases archaeological findings from the James Fort site including 400-year-old objects that once belonged to Jamestown colonists.
- Watch archaeologists at work at the 1607 James Fort excavation site
- Tour the reconstructed 17th-century Jamestown Memorial Church
- Interact with costumed glassblowers at the Glasshouse and browse the display of hand-blown glass items available for purchase in the gift shop.
- Enjoy a park ranger lead walking tour or take a self-guided walk or driving tour around the Loop Drive to explore the natural surroundings and wildlife, including bald eagles, osprey, heron, deer and more.
