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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Drove to Williamsburg and stayed at one of the "resorts" around that area that offer a few amenities. Got the springtime pass for Colonial Williamsburg / Busch Gardens for ~$125 per person that allows unlimited visits to either place for a week. Bounced back and forth between attractions, swam in a pool, played mini golf.  Very cheap and really low key.  We could do as much or as little as we wanted and had a short trip home.   [/quote]

We do almost the exact same thing at least once a year, sometimes for winter break and sometimes in the spring, and it’s just such an easy place to do as little or as much as you want. You can rent a timeshare condo through the hotel booking sites at a good rate and that gets you amenities like pools and miniature golf on site. As my kids get older, I keep expecting them to outgrow it, but if anything they find more to enjoy.[/quote]

Can you and the other poster say more about what your family enjoys doing in Williamsburg? People keep suggesting it for an easy trip, but I don’t see the appeal yet. I don’t have fantastic memories of Colonial Williamsburg as a kid (as in, I didn’t love it), which is probably coloring my view.[/quote]

I'm not one of those PPs, but there's the historic triangle stuff:  Colonial Williamsburg, the national park sites for Jamestowne and Yorktown (kids can earn a junior range badge if they'd like), Jamestown Settlement (recreation of the town, ships, etc.), and the American Revolution Museum.  There's also Busch Gardens, though we've never been.  You can take the ferry from Jamestown (with your car, free, operates 24 hours a day) across the Chippokes State Park. If you are willing to drive up to an hour further, you can visit the sites in Newport News/Hampton/Norfolk area, like the Virginia Living Museum, the Virginia Air and Space Center,  the Nauticus Museum/USS Wisconsin battleship, the Chrysler Art Museum (free), and of course the beach. As mentioned above, a lot of the places to stay in Williamsburg have indoor pools and/or mini golf, and family-friendly restaurants abound.

A couple of tips:  every year, Colonial Williamsburg offers a deal to Virginia residents wherein if you buy a 3-day pass online during March and April, you can visit CW as many days as you want for the rest of the calendar year without paying anything else.
Also, a membership to the Maryland Science Center gives you free reciprocal admission to many places all over the country (and beyond), including several of the places I mentioned above.  There is usually a Groupon deal with the membership 50% sometime in the winter, but even at full price, it will quickly save a family money if you visit a couple of other sites (you can buy it online).
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