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Visitor tip
Start with the theater video presentation when you first enter - visitors consistently praise it as engaging and informative, especially for keeping younger visitors' attention and setting context for the exhibits that follow.
Visitor tip
Take advantage of the interactive exhibits and living history demonstrations with reenactors - visitors highlight these as key highlights, and the staff is notably knowledgeable and enthusiastic about teaching visitors of all ages about period-specific details and Native American history.
Visitor tip
Don't skip the nearby Cornwallis Cave (just a minute away) - it's worth adding to your visit and provides additional historical context related to the Revolutionary War siege of Yorktown.
About American Revolution Museum at Yorktown
American Revolution museum & battlefield. Multimedia museum exploring the American Revolution with costumed interpreters on the battlefield.
What visitors say
This museum was definitely worth going to! The main video in the theater when you first start was well done! My 14-year-old really enjoyed it and said he learned a lot (and it’s hard to keep his attention). It had a lot of interactive…
We really appreciated the knowledge and open conversation the staff had here. We enjoyed the living historical sites and the demonstrations and explanation of all aspects of the period, including the Native American history. People were…
A ton of information to absorb and learn about. The men and women that have laid down their lives from the very beginning of the founding of our nation up until now is something to never take lightly. Any disrespect to these people, is…
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Did You Know?
- The museum features costumed interpreters and reenactors demonstrating life during the American Revolution period, with outdoor battlefield encampments
- Visitors can witness live cannon firing demonstrations as part of the outdoor exhibits
- The museum includes Native American history as part of its comprehensive American Revolution narrative
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