Yorktown Formation, Busch Gardens Williamsburg

Name: Yorktown Formation
Address: Busch Gardens Williamsburg, United States

#13 among attractions in Busch Gardens Williamsburg

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Yorktown Formation, Busch Gardens Williamsburg

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The Yorktown Formation is a mapped bedrock unit in the Coastal Plain of Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. It is overconsolidated and highly fossiliferous. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 37°12'33"N, 76°37'60"W

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Busch Gardens Williamsburg United States

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Yorktown Formation – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Water Country USA, Loch Ness Monster Roller Coaster, Griffon Roller Coaster, Alpengeist.

3.6 miN
Amusement park
Water Country USA, Williamsburg
93 min walk • Water Country USA is a water park in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. It is the Mid-Atlantic's largest water park, and it offers live entertainment, shops and restaurants, water rides, and other family attractions, all of which have a 1950s or 1960s surf theme.
1.9 miNW
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Loch Ness Monster Roller Coaster, Busch Gardens Williamsburg
49 min walk • Loch Ness Monster is a steel roller coaster located at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. It was the first coaster in the world to feature two interlocking loops. The ride is classified as a Coaster Landmark by American Coaster Enthusiasts.
1.9 miNW
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Griffon Roller Coaster, Busch Gardens Williamsburg
49 min walk • Griffon is a steel roller coaster located at Busch Gardens Williamsburg amusement park in James City County, Virginia. Designed by Bolliger & Mabillard, the Dive Coaster model opened to the public on May 18, 2007.
1.8 miNW
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Alpengeist, Busch Gardens Williamsburg
46 min walk • Alpengeist is an inverted roller coaster located at Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia. Manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard, Alpengeist has an Alpine mountain region theme and opened in 1997 as the tallest inverted coaster in the world.
1.9 miN
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Escape from Pompeii, Busch Gardens Williamsburg
49 min walk • Escape from Pompeii is a shoot-the-chutes water attraction designed by Intamin located at Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia. The attraction is based on the ancient city of Pompeii when it was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
2.6 miNW
Golf
Kingsmill Resort, Busch Gardens Williamsburg
68 min walk • Kingsmill Resort is a vacation, conference, and golf resort in the eastern United States, located in James City County, Virginia, southeast of Williamsburg. It is located on a portion of the Kingsmill Plantation; the original plantation structures and their successors have long been in ruins.
1.9 miN
Amusement ride, Amusement
The Curse of DarKastle, Busch Gardens Williamsburg
48 min walk • Curse of DarKastle was a dark ride located at Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia. It was a hybrid dark ride which combined roving motion-simulating vehicles, 3D projection animation, physical sets, in-vehicle audio, and special effects.
1.8 miNW
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Le Scoot Log Flume, Busch Gardens Williamsburg
47 min walk • Le Scoot is a log flume ride at Busch Gardens Williamsburg located in the New France area. It is themed after mountains and a saw mill.
1.7 miNW
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Verbolten, Busch Gardens Williamsburg
44 min walk • Verbolten is a Zierer multi-launching steel roller coaster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia. The concept was jointly designed by the park's creative design team and by Zierer of Germany.
2 miN
Amusement ride, Amusement, Amusement park
Grover's Alpine Express, Williamsburg
50 min walk • Grover's Alpine Express is a sleigh-themed Zierer junior roller coaster located at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, located in Williamsburg, Virginia.
3.2 miE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Lee Hall Mansion, Newport News
83 min walk • Lee Hall or Lee Hall Mansion is a historic brick plantation house that was built during the period from 1848 to 1859. The community of Lee Hall, Virginia is named for it.