Our second day in Staunton, we wandered through some of the smaller shops. Sean had to be dragged out of the hobby shop with the helicopter flight-simulator. It's one of those old towns that is steeped in history -- we wandered around instead of following the walking tour -- and there are some beautiful old buildings there.
There's a beautiful old bank -- still open today -- with a small museum area, an old grocery store and many striking brick and stone facades.
Before lunch we went to the Woodrow Wilson museum, but opted not to go through the house or library. The president's car, a Pierce-Arrow, has been restored. It would have been fun to get in, but alas, not allowed of course.
After lunch we decided to go for a drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway and ran into some fog -- very strange somehow on a hot sunny day. The view was obscured but it's beautiful up there.
Later we checked into the Stonewall Jackson Hotel. This historical hotel is one of the Historical Hotels of America on the National Historical Trust for preservation. It's been wonderfully restored, the lobby is gorgeous. All they need is for someone to restore the breakfast buffet, which was uninspired.
Pictures from our trip are in the photo gallery.
Posted by mrivinus at September 2, 2007 03:00 PM