Start at the visitor center with a short film and exhibits on the history of Jamestown. Join a ranger- or archaeologist-led guided tour of the settlement, and see ruins such as the 17th-century tower of a brick church or the remains of furnaces used by early settlers for glassmaking. In the summer, costumed interpreters also lead living history tours. View thousands of artifacts at the Archaearium archaeology museum, including the largest collection of colonial-period American Indian artifacts in Virginia. There’s also a 5-mile (8-kilometer) driving tour with interpretive waysides and views around the island.
National Park Pass holders receive discounted entry to the site. Week-long combo tickets are available, which include entry to a number of historic sites nearby, such as Yorktown Battlefield, Jamestown Settlement, the American Revolution Museum, and Colonial Williamsburg.