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Things change. Fees, hours, tolls and event dates here were read from official pages on 2026-10-10 where stamped. Several official pages (Busch Gardens parking, Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown museum admission, the city of Virginia Beach, the airport's ground transport page) did not give us figures, and we say so rather than guess.

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Promise: a five-day family route that puts the 1600s and 1700s in the morning and the Atlantic in the afternoon, with every fee traceable to its source.
Trip length: 5 days (add a day for Norfolk or Busch Gardens).
Best months: late spring and early fall, with notes on summer peaks below.
Budget band: attractions roughly $135 to $670 for a family of four (see the cost sheet), plus lodging, food, gas and parking.
Best for: families with school-age kids who like a mix of hands-on history, boats, animals and beach time.

At a glance

Bases: Williamsburg (days 1-3), Virginia Beach (days 3-5).
Must-books: lodging; Colonial Williamsburg tickets; Busch Gardens if you add it.
Verified costs: Colonial Williamsburg single day adult $37.50 / youth $10.00; NPS pass $15 per adult; aquarium adult $35; Nauticus adult $19.95; First Landing parking $7 or $10; Bridge-Tunnel round trip $22. All stamped in chapter text.
Not verified: Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown museum admission; Busch Gardens parking; Back Bay entrance fee; beach rules and oceanfront parking.
Transit: HRT $2.00 per ride; the car does the heavy lifting.
Hardest part: the Hampton Roads bridge-tunnels, where traffic can stall a drive that looks short on the map. Check live traffic before you leave.