Travel Haiku - Williamsburg, Near Washington Poem by john tiong chunghoo

snugly tucked in
its 18th century
Williamsburg

just two hours to drive
back to the 18th century
Williamsburg

Just a few hours outside of the hustle and bustle of Washington, D.C., is a step back in time called Colonial Williamsburg, the largest living-history museum in the United States. The town's Historic Area has been meticulously re-created to look exactly as it did in the 1770s, when Williamsburg served as Virginia's capital. Here women wear long dresses and ruffled caps, men don powdered wigs, and horses pull carriages through the streets. Enjoy colonial fare at the taverns, watch blacksmiths and harness-makers use 18th-century methods, and see the local militia run drills on Market Square.