Historic Jamestowne offers a wealth of activities for exploring the first permanent English settlement in North America and is jointly preserved and administered by Preservation Virginia and the National Park Service -- Colonial National Historical Park. Start your visit at the Visitor Center with exhibits and a theater experience. Tour the Archaearium, which tells the story of James Fort through archaeology. Share the moment of discovery with archaeologists and witness archaeology-in-action at the 1607 James Fort excavation; tour the reconstructed 17th-century Jamestown Memorial Church and original 17th-century church tower; take a walking tour with a park ranger through the New Towne area along the scenic James River; meet a 17th-century personality; and watch costumed glassblowers at the Glasshouse.