Colonial Williamsburg’s 301-acre Historic Area includes buildings from the 18th century, as well as 17th-century, 19th-century, and Colonial Revival structures, as well as more recent reconstructions. The Historic Area is an interpretation of a colonial American city, with exhibits of dozens of restored or re-created buildings related to its colonial and American Revolutionary War history. Pets are allowed on certain areas of Colonial Williamsburg property if they are on a leash and under direct control of the handler at all times. Specifically, pets are allowed in parts of the Historic Area including Duke of Gloucester Street, Colonial Williamsburg’s shuttle buses and the Visitor Center. Dogs, cats, horses and oxen have been known to stroll down Colonial Williamsburg’s main thoroughfare, Duke of Gloucester Street, which is known affectionately to locals as “DoG Street.” Duke of Gloucester Street runs nearly a mile through the 300-acre Historic Area. Pets are not permitted in the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, Rockefeller Library, administrative buildings, on carriages or ox carts, retail outlets, trade sites, historic buildings or in any site or Colonial Williamsburg owned facilities requiring an admission ticket. Pets are also not permitted in Colonial Williamsburg facilities that serve food, which includes outdoor eating areas.
