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Virginia On the same street is the
Stabler Leadbeater Apothecary
There is enough history and natural beauty in Virginia to Shop, established in 1792.
satisfy the most avid sightseer. Mount Vernon, the perfectly When it closed in 1933, the
preserved home of President George Washington, is close doors were locked with all its
to Washington, DC. In eastern Virginia is the old capital, contents intact. Now reopen ed
as a museum, the shop’s 8,000
Williamsburg, a living museum of the Colonial era. To its original objects include huge
west, the Skyline Drive reveals the spectacular beauty of the mortars and pestles, and jars of
Shenandoah National Park and the Blue Ridge Mountains. herbal remedies.
The state capital, Richmond, retains a charming Old South aura. The Boyhood Home of
Robert E. Lee, a Federal
townhouse where General Lee
2 Alexandria (see p197) lived from the age of
11 until he went to the West
* 128,000. £ Union Station,
110 Callahan St. q King Street. Point Military Academy, is
n Ramsay House Visitor Center, currently a private residence
221 King St (703) 746-3301. and not open to the public.
∑ visitalexandriava.com The Lee-Fendall House
Museum nearby is rich with
Old Town Alexandria has kept artifacts from the Revolution
a special historical flavor, dating to the 1930s Labor Movement.
back to its incor poration in To its south is the 1773 Christ
1749. Accessible by Metro from Church, a Georgian edifice
Washington, Alexandria is still a Façade of the elegant Carlyle House, built in where George Washington’s
busy port, with its lively Market 1752, Alexandria pew is still preserved with
Square. Its tree-lined streets are his nameplate, as is that of
filled with elegant, historic Street. A guided tour of the Robert E. Lee.
buildings, among them the house, now beautifully restored, On Union Street is the
1753 Carlyle House, a Georgian provides fascinating details Torpedo Factory Art Center,
Palladian mansion on Fairfax about 18th-century everday life. displaying the work of local
3 George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate
The Kitchen, set slightly
This country estate on the Potomac River was George apart from the main
Washington’s home for 45 years. The house is furnished house, has been
as it would have been during Washington’s presidency completely restored.
(1789–97), and the 500-acre (202-ha) grounds still retain
aspects of the original farm, such as the flower and vegetable
gardens, the sheep paddock, and quarters for the slaves who
worked the plantation.

The Mansion Tour shows
visitors the study and dining
room, Washington’s bedroom,
and the bed in which he died.

Overseer’s House

The Upper Garden
The plants in this colorful garden The Slave Quarters housed
replicate those grown in the estate’s slaves. Washington
Washington’s time. freed all his slaves in his will.
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp234–6 and pp237–9

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