Uniquely Williamsburg

•	Greater Williamsburg is home to several chefs trained at the Culinary Institute of America.
•	The College of William and Mary's Marshall Wythe School of Law is the first law school in the United States.
•	Phi Beta Kappa fraternity was founded at the College of William and Mary.
•	Public trolleys and buses in Greater Williamsburg have bike racks.
•	Williamsburg is home to Grammy award winning artist Bruce Hornsby.
•	The Williamsburg Inn hosted Queen Elizabeth II in 1957 and 2007.
•	Merchants Square is recognized as one of the first planned shopping districts in the United States.
•	The award-winning Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Art Museum is the oldest institution in the United States.
•	Georgia O'Keefe lived in Williamsburg from 1902 to 1905.
•	Williamsburg and Jamestown are two of the three stops along the Virginia Capital Trail, a pedestrian and bicycle trail that connects the past and present capitals of Jamestown, Williamsburg and Richmond along the scenic Route 5 corridor.
•	The first theatre in North America began here in 1706 and continues today with programs highlighting some of Washington's and Jefferson's favorite plays such as "Cato."
•	In October 2009, Duke of Gloucester Street was designated as one of the *10 Great Streets for 2009* by the American Planning Association (APA).
•	The Spa of Colonial Williamsburg is the only spa with services based on 500 years of wellness practices of American Indians, Africans and Europeans reflecting the history of the peoples who populated the Historic Triangle over the centuries.
•	History has it that Williamsburg is first designed city in North America. Royal Governor Francis Nicholson laid out the master street plan in 1699 and located the public buildings and greens, allowing for the two previously existing institutions - Bruton parish Church and the College of William and Mary.
•	The Historic Area is the nation's largest and most ambitious historic restoration/reconstruction project. Eighty-five years in the making and still not complete, the Historic Area covers 301 acres and contains 88 restored structures and 400+ reconstructed buildings.