Discover the Times of John Adams in Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area

WILLIAMSBURG, Va., March 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Discover the excitement
and tumultuous times of the American Revolution, as portrayed in the new HBO
television miniseries, "John Adams," in the very places where numerous scenes
were filmed. Although Adams's travels never brought him to Williamsburg, his
fellow patriots and colleagues walked the streets here where events leading to
and during the Revolutionary War actually occurred.

Colonial Williamsburg today preserves and presents the ambience and drama of
the time which is why filmmakers chose the Historic Area for production of the
seven-part miniseries.

The Revolutionary City(R) -- a daily two-hour interactive street theater
presentation -- brings our nation's Revolutionary period to life, inviting
guests to experience the transformation from royal subjects to citizens of a
new republic. Incorporating new scenes in its third season, the Revolutionary
City presents historical events which tell timeless stories that resonate with
experiences of modern audiences.

The 18th century doesn't end in the Revolutionary City. Following in the
footsteps of Founding Fathers and other Revolutionary figures, guests can
lodge in Historic Area colonial houses and taverns and experience the
character of the time without sacrificing any modern conveniences.

With accommodations secured, guests may explore the culinary delights of the
18th century in the Historic Area's four operating taverns. Taste
revolutionary recipes, updated for modern palates, as balladeers perform
popular music of the period and provide encouragement to sing along and join
the fun.

With appetites sated, guests may explore the everyday entertainments available
to Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, George Washington and other patriots. Long
before television, movies and the Internet, live theater provided pleasant
diversion. Experience the drama of an 18th-century play, attend a ball at the
Governor's Palace or listen to a concert of period music played on antique
instruments.

Guests can explore the African American experience through the evolution of
music from Africa to the Caribbean to America or the oral traditions that
preserved the culture.

Explore the 18th-century world of work in dozens of shops where craftsmen and
women, preserve and practice the art of historic trades. Ride in a carriage to
discover how colonists traveled to meet and determine their course of action
against the injustices and transgressions of King George III and his
Parliament.

If an 18th-century immersion experience isn't enough, modern stargazers may
enjoy trying to identify several Historic Area locations used during filming
of the miniseries, "John Adams," based on David McCullough's Pulitzer
Prize-winning biography and appearing on HBO Sunday evenings through April 20.

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is the not-for-profit educational
institution that preserves and operates the restored 18th-century
Revolutionary capital of Virginia as a town-sized living history museum.
Williamsburg is located in Virginia's Tidewater region, 20 minutes from
Newport News, within an hour's drive of Richmond and Norfolk, and 150 miles
south of Washington, D.C., off Interstate 64. For more information about
Colonial Williamsburg, call 1-800-HISTORY or visit Colonial Williamsburg's Web
site at www.history.org.

SOURCE Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Jim Bradley of Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, +1-757-220-7281,
jbradley@cwf.org