When European settlers mapped the American continents, they also faced the challenge of charting a course — and a reason — for others to follow suit. Starting Oct. 17, visitors to Colonial ...

Colonial explorers created elaborate maps to track where they were going and to pinpoint their finds as they moved into the “New World.” The maps also made for good propaganda. They showed exotic ...

From Colonial Williamsburg to Jamestown and Yorktown, take a journey through 250 years of American history with hands-on ...

In many historic towns, we look at old buildings and imagine what life might have been like. In Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, imagination gets a little help. Here, the 18th century doesn’t sit ...