Colonial Williamsburg opening store near D.C.

WILLAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — A giant hotel and retail center near Washington will include a taste of Colonial Williamsburg.

A Colonial Williamsburg store is one of five shops in the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center that opened in Maryland’s Prince George’s County.

The $865 million combined hotel and convention center bills itself as the largest on the East Coast.

The Williamsburg Marketplace can be found in an 18-story climate-controlled atrium that is enclosed by a huge glass dome.

The store is owned and operated by Gaylord under a partnership that is a first for Colonial Williamsburg, which chooses the merchandise and designed the store.

Colonial Williamsburg owns 24 retail stores in the Williamsburg area. Locating a store at a convention space near the nation’s capital will give the nonprofit a chance to market its brands and appeal as a tourism destination to a wide audience, Easton said.

The store will sell colonial products and collectibles associated with Williamsburg.