Kaplan Arena, Williamsburg

Name: Kaplan Arena
Address: 751 Ukrop Way, Williamsburg, United States

#48 among attractions in Williamsburg

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Kaplan Arena is a building used for athletic events for the William & Mary Tribe sports teams at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. The building contains an 8,600-seat arena, which can seat 11,300 with extra bleachers. The arena's floor measures almost 24,000 square feet. The building was formerly known as William & Mary Hall. From 2005 to 2016, only the arena proper was called Kaplan Arena, before the entire building was renamed to honor alumni Jane Thompson Kaplan and Jim Kaplan. ()

Opened: 5 December 1971 (52 years ago)Capacity: 11.3 thous.Coordinates: 37°16'25"N, 76°43'11"W

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751 Ukrop WayWilliamsburg United States

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Kaplan Arena – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, Governor's Palace, Bruton Parish Church, St. George Tucker House.

0.9 miE
Museum, Art museum
DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, Williamsburg
23 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Colonial Williamsburg, the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum is a treasure trove of American and British antiques that celebrate the artistry and craftsmanship of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.
1 miE
Pre-Revolution British royal residence
Governor's Palace, Williamsburg
25 min walk • The Governor's Palace in Williamsburg, Virginia, was the official residence of the royal governors of the Colony of Virginia. It was also a home for two of Virginia's post-colonial governors, Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson, until the capital was moved to Richmond in 1780, and with it the governor's residence.
0.9 miE
Georgian architecture, Church, Historical place
Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg
24 min walk • Bruton Parish Church is located in the restored area of Colonial Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. It was established in 1674 by the consolidation of two previous parishes in the Virginia Colony, and remains an active Episcopal parish.
1 miE
History museum
St. George Tucker House, Williamsburg
26 min walk • The St. George Tucker House is one of the original colonial homes in Historic Williamsburg. It was built in 1718–19 for William Levingston. The house eventually came into the hands of St. George Tucker who had moved from Bermuda to Williamsburg.
1.1 miE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Peyton Randolph House, Williamsburg
28 min walk • The Peyton Randolph House, also known as the Randolph-Peachy House, is a historic house museum in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. Its oldest portion dating to about 1715, it is one of the museum's oldest surviving buildings.
0.9 miE
Museum, Georgian architecture, History museum
Wythe House, Williamsburg
24 min walk • The Wythe House is a historic house on the Palace Green in Colonial Williamsburg, in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. Built in the 1750s, it was the home of George Wythe, signer of the Declaration of Independence and father of American jurisprudence. The property was declared a National Historic Landmark on April 15, 1970.
1.2 miE
37°16'4"N • 76°41'54"W
Golden Horseshoe Golf Club, Williamsburg
32 min walk • Golf, Outdoor activities
0.5 miE
Church
First Baptist Church, Williamsburg
13 min walk • The First Baptist Church is a historic church at 727 Scotland Road in Williamsburg, Virginia. It is a brick Colonial Revival structure, built in 1956 to a design by Norfolk architect Bernard Spigel. It is of only two known church designs by Spigel.
1.2 miSE
Museum, Area
Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg
32 min walk • Colonial Williamsburg is a living-history museum and private foundation presenting a part of the historic district in the city of Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation has 7300 employees at this location and globally. There are 37 companies in The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation corporate family.
0.9 miE
Museum, Art museum
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, Williamsburg
23 min walk • The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum is the United States' first and the world's oldest continually operated museum dedicated to the preservation, collection, and exhibition of American folk art.
0.4 miSE
Museum, Art museum
Muscarelle Museum of Art, Williamsburg
12 min walk • The Muscarelle Museum of Art is a university museum affiliated with the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. While the Museum only dates to 1983, the university art collection has been in existence since its first gift – a portrait of the physicist Robert Boyle – in 1732.

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Which popular attractions are close to Kaplan Arena?

Nearby attractions include College of William & Mary, Williamsburg (7 min walk), Earl Gregg Swem Library, Williamsburg (9 min walk), Crim Dell bridge, Williamsburg (11 min walk), Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall, Williamsburg (12 min walk).

How to get to Kaplan Arena by public transport?

The nearest stations to Kaplan Arena:

Bus

One Tribe Place • Lines: 2, 5, 8 (9 min walk)
University Center • Lines: 8 (10 min walk)

Train

Williamsburg (17 min walk)