Tag: estates & plantations
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Visiting Monticello: the Home of Thomas Jefferson {Virginia}
We had spent the last few days diving into the beginnings of America, and our final stop brought us to one of its most influential figures—a visit to the home of Thomas Jefferson at Monticello. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, Monticello is one of the most visited historic sites in the United States. As one of…
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Visiting Cheekwood Estate & Botanical Garden {Tennessee}
On a sunny Saturday afternoon, we decided to go up towards Nashville to check out the famed Cheekwood Estate and Botanical Garden. This is one of Nashville’s favorite places to go for their incredible collection of art, cultural festivals and events, and spectacular gardens. Cheekwood sits on 55 acres of land so there is plenty…
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Visiting the Homes of Mark Twain & Harriet Beecher Stowe {Connecticut}
On our last day of our New England weekend we went to visit a a corner of houses belonging to a couple of the country’s most esteemed authors. The street itself was a lovely collection of homes and gardens and seemed like a great place to live. We were commenting on the surrounding neighborhood when…
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Historic Sites Along the New England Trail {Massachusetts, New Hampshire, & Vermont}
We ran away to New England for a long weekend and it was wonderful! Fall is in all of its glory right now and we were in awe over the orange and yellow colors everywhere we went. We followed along what is called the New England trail that begins in Connecticut and continues north to…
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Visiting Belle Meade Plantation {Tennessee}
This last weekend my friends were in town and we spent and we went all over Nashville seeing all the sights we could squeeze into a couple of days. We did some touristy things, we saw some historic places, and ate some classic Southern food. One of the favorite parts of the weekend was a…
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The Hermitage- Home of President Andrew Jackson {Tennessee}
One of Nashville’s more historical places to visit is home to President Andrew Jackson fondly named The Hermitage. President Jackson was a natural born leader. From serving on the battlefields of the Revolutionary War at the age of 13, he went on to climb to the status of an army general. He then turned his…
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A Day Around Nashville {Tennessee}
Nashville has no shortage of fun things to do. And with my younger brother in town this last weekend we were trying to decide what of that wealth of things to do we should take him to. But with only the one day to spend with him in the Music City we managed to share…