Staunton

In the heart of the Shenandoah Valley, Staunton - the Queen City on the Great Wagon Road between the Blue Ridge and the Alleghenies - offers old fashioned Americana at its best.  Savor the pre-Civil War home on Gospel Hill where Woodrow Wilson, one of America's premier presidents was born.  Travel from stagecoach days to World War I at the Wilson Museum, where you'll admire the President's favorite 1919 White House limousine.  The Museum of American Frontier Culture's historic working farms, carefully relocated from their original locations in England, Ireland, Germany and the Shenandoah Valley, illustrate the life-styles of those who settled the valley, and show the blend of their cultures in the New World. Annual festivals abound, from the African American Heritage Festival to Art in the Park and the Frontier Festival. The Statler Brothers, country music legends and local residents, offer a backstage look at their remarkable careers at their former schoolhouse. Kids love "Jumbo," the one-of-a-kind 1911 pumper fire engine at the FloraFox. A guided or self-guided walking tour through five National Historic Districts will transport you through Staunton's 250-year heritage. Don't miss the more than sixty shops and twenty restaurants packed into the architecturally-rich and compact downtown. Relax and unwind at a hospitable hotel, Inn or Bed and Breakfast. Staunton's historic charm and warm hospitality will make your visit an unforgettable excursion into America's past.