Re: how best to go to Jamestown tour from DC

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From: jfeng
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:05

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On Sep 12, 2:34 pm, "Allen Bates" <no.s...@microsoft.com> wrote:
> We wish to tour Jamestown during our November DC vacation.
> Is there bus or public transport from Washington DC to Jamestown and back,
> in the first week of November?
> Can you please tell me which one of the two Jamestown site is better
> attaction for first time vistors?
> We found both Jamestown Settlement and Historic Jamestown sites and cannot
> tell which?
> Thank you.
We drvoe from DC.  The "real" one is in a remote location, more than a
mile from the main road, and I would be surprised if there were any
public transportation in the area.  But you might find tour companies
like Grey Line that go there.

The "real" one is a public park on the banks of the river.  Most of it
was just building foundations, with one or two buildings that still
survive.  There was an archeological dig in progress.  And they had a
glass blowing demonstration for the tourists.

The "faux" one looks like a wooden fort from the outside.  While it is
on the main road, I would doubt that you could find public
transportation there all the way from DC.  We went in, but did not go
beyond the gift shop.   My guess is that it is a Disny-like re-
creation, with buildings and actors in costume talking funny (kinda
like a Renaissance Faire).

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