Begin your Staunton vacation by touring a piece of yesterday at the Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia. The living exhibits of this museum allow visitors to explore the history and lifestyle of America's earliest settlers. You can also discover how other cultures contributed to American history, including those of West Africa, Ireland and Germany. Continue your history lesson at the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum. Our rich American history comes alive at the birthplace of our 28th President. Explore seven museum galleries, stroll through the Library gardens and see the President's treasured Pierce-Arrow limousine. If you are a camera aficionado, you will enjoy yourself at the Camera Heritage Museum. Cameras dating back to the 19th century are a part of this antique collection. More than 2,000 cameras representing more than 150 years of photographic history are on display at this museum.
The entire family can enjoy Sunspots Studios and Glassblowing, where they have the opportunity to watch glassblowing demonstrations. You may also have the chance to blow your own glass ornament. This studio is also the home of Pandora Jewelry, featuring beads made with Murano glass. Before you leave Staunton, make it a point to visit the only re-creation in the world of Shakespeare's original indoor theater, the Blackfriars Playhouse. Watch and marvel as the theatre company performs some of the works of Shakespeare as they were originally meant to be staged. Only 20 minutes away is the Grand Caverns Regional Park, the oldest show cave in the country. Unique to these caves are vertical layers of bedding turned on end by tectonic forces. Grand Caverns also has the most shield formations in the United States.
When you are finally worn out at the end of the day, enjoy a cozy room by Choice Hotels and rest for your next day of adventures in Staunton, Virginia.