Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center

The NPS Visitor Center at Yorktown Battlefield houses major artifacts from the 1781 siege including Cornwallis's campaign headquarters tent, a scale model of the siege lines, an orientation film, and exhibits on the American, French, and British perspectives. The reproduction of the 18th-century warship Yorktown is displayed in the center's main hall. Essential orientation before walking the battlefield, the center provides the operational context — troop numbers, artillery positions, the sequence of parallel construction — that makes the driving tour comprehensible.