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Bassett Hall family The Rockefeller's Williamsburg home.	The Brafferton education Former Indian school on the William and Mary campus.
Brush-Everard House family A timber-framed home with fine interior ornamentation.	Bruton Parish Church religious A 1660 Anglican church still active today.
Capitol political The seat of colonial Virginia's power.	Courthouse municipal The home of law and order in the 18th century.
James Geddy House family An uncommon L-shaped original building.	Governor's Palace political An opulent monument to British authority.
Guardhouse political A post for munitions sentries.	Ludwell-Paradise House family An elegant Georgian private residence.
Magazine political Built in 1715 to store weapons and powder.	Benjamin Powell House family The home of carpenter-turned-contractor Benjamin Powell.
Public Gaol municipal Debtors, deserters, and criminals were confined behind these brick walls.	Public Hospital hospital The first mental hospital in North America.
R. Charlton's Coffeehouse coffeehouse A popular stop for elite townsmen.	Raleigh Tavern tavern A place to meet, play, and plan.
Peyton Randolph House family One of Williamsburg's oldest homes.	Secretary's Office municipal Fire-resistant records storage for the 18th century.
Mary Stith House family Quaint one-story brick house bequeathed to servants.	St. George Tucker House family Home of Williamsburg's first Christmas tree.
Wetherburn's Tavern tavern Site of balls and merriment.	Wren Building education America's oldest academic structure.
George Wythe House family Home of an influential Virginia patriot.	Bruton Parish Churchyard religious Final rest for notable Virginians.
Duke of Gloucester Street public Colonial Williamsburg's main thoroughfare.	Great Hopes Plantation family An operating middling plantation.
Market Square public Open space for markets, celebrations, and auctions.	Palace Green political This expansive lawn lends a stately prospect to the Palace entrance.
Play Booth Theater theatre Outdoor performance space in the 18th and 21st centuries.	Apothecary trades Visit the Pasteur & Galt Apothecary Shop where apothecary-surgeons Pasteur and Galt practiced.
Basketmaker trades Demonstrated at the Wythe House, basketmaking requires an ax, a few wedges, a large knife, and a supply of saplings.	Blacksmith trades A blacksmith's forge, like those at the James Anderson Blacksmith Shop, consisted of a raised brick hearth outfitted with bellows and a hood to carry away the smoke.
Brickmaker trades Clay is kneaded, shaped and fired at the brickyard, located between the Peyton Randolph House and the Cabinetmaker's shop.	Cabinetmaker trades Fine furniture and musical instruments are recreated in the Anthony Hay cabinetmaker's shop.
Carpenter trades Structures rise from rough-hewn beams at Great Hopes Plantation, where carpenters hammer and saw.	Cooper trades Coopers make barrels, casks, and pails to hold everything from flour to gunpowder.
Foodways trades Foods savored by the finer sort are prepared in the Governor's Palace and Peyton Randolph House kitchens.	Gunsmith & Founder trades Gunsmiths and founders carry on their trade at the Geddy site, using the same technologies as their 18th-century predecessors.
Milliner trades Learn about changing 18th-century fashions, their importance in colonial society, and the economics of importing at the Margaret Hunter Shop.	Printer & Binder trades See the shop that served as stationer's, post office, ad agency, newsstand, and bookbindery.
Rural Trades trades Meet middling farmers using 18th-century methods to run a profitable farm at Great Hopes Plantation.	Shoemaker trades Shoes and boots are made using historical tools and technique in the Shoemaker's shop.
Silversmith trades Admire the work of the silversmith, performed in much the same way as when colonist James Craig practiced in the same location.	Tailor trades Tailors practice the art of cutting, measuring and draping in the Margaret Hunter Shop.
Weaver trades Weavers interpret the way weaving might have been done in a small English production weaving house or a large plantation operation.	Wheelwright trades Wheelwrights begin in the middle with a hub fashioned on a lathe. Visit the shop to learn about the technology of transportation.
Wigmaker trades Visit the shop of Edward Charlton, one of the most important 18th-century wigmakers in Virginia.