Last photo dump from Virginia, saved the best for last: Colonial Williamsburg! Everyone I asked, "Have you been to Colonial Williamsburg?" The response was invariably, "Yeah, when I was a kid."

Now I can say, "Yeah, when I was 42." There was a whole chapter in our 5th grade history textbook dedicated to Colonial Williamsburg and I finally got to see it in person.

The place was MADE for kids (and their nerdy moms). The best was wandering in and out of all the trade shops, each one was a completely different experience. The blacksmith, the weaver, the print shop, the silversmith, the cooper, the foundery, the milliner's. I think I may have been the most excited person in history to see Raleigh Tavern. Patrick Henry was hanging out on the porch in front and it was perfect.

We were there from open til close and it felt like we barely made a dent.