Colonial Parkway

A white windmill stands out against the azure sky and verdant foliage.

As the second university founded in the New World, the College of William and Mary boasts historic brick buildings with fine architectural details.

As the second university founded in the New World, the College of William and Mary boasts historic brick buildings with fine architectural details.

As the second university founded in the New World, the College of William and Mary boasts historic brick buildings with fine architectural details, like this window.

A visitor poses with two men dressed in Colonial garb.

Visitors stroll along the streets as a woman in a yellow dress of the Colonial period exits a building.

Spring flowers such as this bright daylily fill the landscape at Williamsburg, Virginia.

Pleasant scenes such as this row of daylillies against a white fence greet visitors to Colonial Williamsburg.

This stately mansion, completed in 1722, was once the home to Williamsburg's governor.

A visitor explores gated pathways leading to exquisite gardens in Williamsburg, VA.

A wooden bridge spans a small creek in one of the backyards of Colonial Williamsburg.

Even the bathroom signs at the visitor center keep up the facade of going back in time.

Stacks of colorful ribboned hats rest on tables to be sold to eager young girls and women.

A bird chirps from his post on a rustic fence in Colonial Williamsburg.

Scenic water towers and ponds line the pathway from the visitor center to the town.

A Lion Rampant flag hangs from a post near one of Colonial Williamsburg's buildings.

Tall and shady trees provide both scenery and relief from the sun on a hot day in Colonial Williamsburg.

A squirrel perches on a brick fence outside one of the College of William and Mary's buildings.

Classical Doric columns give the College of William and Mary a dignified air.

An 18th-century brick house with a tall white tower in the center of its roof stands amongst the bare branches of surrounding trees.

Blue skies contribute to this sweeping view of the York River from the Colonial Parkway

When first built, the Halfway Creek Bridge sat unused for a decade and a half.

Dusky blues and purples paint the sky behind a statue commemorating the site of the first permanent English settlement in the New World.

On a magical evening in Colonial Williamsburg, the holiday spirit emanates from each twinkling light.

The serene setting that housed the battle securing American independence sits amid autumn colors.

Shady roads and beautiful scenery welcome visitors along the Colonial Parkway.

Surrounded by the dense growth of trees, this is one of the many red brick tunnels that help divert the traffic away from the historic setting of Colonial Willamsburg.

Rusty cannons line up on a bright green lawn, representing one of the many relics of the past at the Yorktown Battlefield.

With the dark spruce lining the water and the many open vistas, visitors can see how Jones Mill Pond maintained the image of most beautiful areas along the parkway since 1935.

A brick underpass adds colonial charm to the Colonial Parkway.

From the pathway, Jamestown Island can be seen in the the misty distance.