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The Compton Oak, a live oak, on Market Square.

A costumed interpreter enters the Great Hopes plantation kitchen door while reading a book.

A squirrel sits on a fence post and eats a nut in the Historic Area.

A small field of pumpkins grow in a garden in the Historic Area.

A red cardinal sits in a tree in the Historic Area.

A lantern is almost covered in flowering springtime wisteria as they both hang from a corner of an outbuilding at Bassett Hall.

Detail of antique jars and bottles on shelves in the Pasteur & Galt Apothecary, January 12, 2021. After many years of wearing a blue/green paint color the interior was painted white in 2020 during CW's closure due to COVID-19.

Detail of antique bottles and jars displayed on shelves inside the Pasteur & Galt Apothecary Shop.

A rear view of the Benjamin Powell House, outbuildings, and gardens after a January snowfall.

A Lantana flower peeps out between the pickets of the fence at the Benjamin Powell House, fall, 2010.

Nicotiana or "Flowering Tobacco" blooms in the Benjamin Powell Kitchen Garden in the spring.

The bridge at the Governor's Palace canal in the spring.

A character interpreter portrays a young George Washington peering out a window in the parlor of the George Wythe House, an original building. Colonial Williamsburg's Nation Builders portray real historical figures associated with 18th century Williamsburg who made significant contributions to the American story.

Production still from the electronic field trip, "A Publick Education". A cabinetmaker teaches his young apprentice the art of cabinetmaking. For more information about this field trip please see: https://www.history.org/history/teaching/resourcelibrary/index.cfm

A tailor uses his scissors to cut fabric on a table in the Tailor's Shop.

Still life of a drawer filled with trim material in the Tailor's Shop:

The cupola and weathervane of the Courthouse at dawn on a snowy winter morning. The Courthouse is one of the original 88 buildings in the Historic Area.

An interpreter stands in the doorway of the Millinery Shop during the Christmas season.

Historic Trades carpenters and Historic Area interpreters work together to raise the tobacco barn at Great Hopes Plantation.

In the Peyton Randolph Kitchen, a Foodways Journeywoman cuts a lemon on a work table filled with a cooked ham and a variety of side dishes.

A portrait of an interpreter who performs in the program “Journey to Redemption”on the Charlton Stage.

A character interpreter portrays Nation Builder Marquis de Lafayette on horseback talking to soldiers at the Magazine. Colonial Williamsburg's Nation Builders portray real historical figures associated with 18th century Williamsburg who made significant contributions to the American story.

Colonial musicians sing and play music in the Governor’s Palace ballroom. The woman at left is a soprano and the gentleman to the right plays the viola da gamba.

A colonial musician plays the harpsichord in the Governor’s Palace ballroom.

Wetherburn's Tavern shown at sunset during the Christmas season. This is one of 88 original buildings in the Historic Area.