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From far left:
Reenactments at
Boston Tea Party
Ships & Museum
allow visitors to
throw tea into the
Boston Harbor;
Living history
interpreters greet
visitors at the
re-created Timucuan
Village at
Ponce de Leon's
Fountain of Youth
Archaeological
Park in St. Augustine,
Florida; Join
a Freedom Trail
Player to tour
the sites along
Boston's iconic
Freedom Trail.
ships that carried English colonists to
Virginia in 1607 and explore a re-created
fort from 1610. Jamestown is also home
to Paspahegh Town, where interpreters
demonstrate traditional Powhatan cultural
activities based on archaeological findings.
At Colonial Williamsburg, special evening
events for adults include watching reenactments
of a Colonial dance or participating
in a piracy trial and a witch hunt. " As the
largest U.S. history museum in the world,
Colonial Williamsburg brings history to life
in ways that most other museums can't, "
says Ellen Petz, public relations manager
at The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
" Whether it's watching some of the best
traditional artisans in the country practice
pre-industrial trades like coopering, tailoring,
blacksmithing, or wig making; talking
to actors portraying the free and enslaved
members of the 18th-century Williamsburg
community; or enjoying a meal at one of
the historic taverns in town, visitors have
the unique opportunity to be immersed in
18th-century life. "
The Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum-
which is celebrating the 250th anniversary
of the famous event this year-allows guests
to do something they have probably wanted
to do since elementary school. Yes, you can
climb aboard a replica of an 18th-century
sailing ship and throw tea into the same
water that the Sons and Daughters of Liberty
did. Also in Boston, the Freedom Trail
encourages group to experience 16 historic
sites. This collection of churches, meetinghouses,
museums, parks, burying grounds,
a ship, and historic markers features tours
led by guides in 18th-century costumes.
" Groups love experiencing the Freedom
Trail, " says Suzanne Segura Taylor, executive
director of the Freedom Trail Foundation.
" There is something for everyone
on the trail, from visiting the Paul Revere
House-one of America's oldest homes in
an urban setting-to the USS Constitution,
the world's oldest warship still afloat. "
In Mystic, Connecticut, maritime history
buffs will enjoy the Mystic Seaport
Museum's 19 acres of history. The museum
houses more than 500 watercraft, including
four National Historic Landmark vessels.
Musicians, storytellers, and craftspeople help
visitors understand what it was like to live off
the sea. At Colonial Michilimackinac in
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