Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Virginia
$15
Discover what it took for the United States to be independent as you explore the site of the last major battle of the Revolutionary War. Here at Yorktown, in the fall of 1781, General George Washington, with allied American and French forces, besieged General Charles Lord Cornwallis’s British army. On October 19, Cornwallis surrendered, effectively ending the war and ensuring independence.
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Entrance fees
$15.00 — Entrance - Per Person
Hours
The Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center and the Eastern National Store is open 9:00 am to 5:00PM Daily. . The Moore House, The Cemetery Lodge and the Poor Potter are closed but their grounds are open for visitation. The Nelson House is open as staffing permits. The Battlefield Tour Roads are open till Sunset.
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Things to do
Drive the Red Route of the Yorktown Battlefield Auto Tour
Drive the Yellow Route of the Yorktown Battlefield Auto Tour
Birding
Walk Main Street in Yorktown
Visitor centers
Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center
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