We arrive at the library and Connie is reading the info in the entry.
We went in here to pay and see a short movie. The citizens of Staunton raised the money and collected the stuff for the museum. All other libraries, Hoover and after, are subsidized by the government.
The boxwoods in back of Wilson's birthplace. His father was a minister and wait til you get a load of the house that the parishioners furnished.
This is the house!!
The portico in the back of the house.
Our first glimpse of the house that houses the library.
Across the street was this interesting garage.
And its matching house.
This Pierce Arrow limousine was given to President Wilson by a friend (?). It has been completely restored and is in running order.
The presidential seal on the door.
Another house across the street.
These little symbols on the roof are to help break the snow. Notice that the roof is slate.
We first toured the birthplace, where there were no pictures allowed. Once inside the library there were LOTS of stories and papers on the wall. Needless to say, it was hard enough to read the papers let alone try to photograh them.
His official desk.
The next two pictures are from the basement of the house. They recreated a war zone with the sounds of gunfire and all. It was really creepy.
A little house as we exited the library.
See how narrow the street is and they allow parking on one side.
We were all starved by the time we got out of the library so we started our search of eateries.
We found this neat little cafe that I'm SURE Manuel and George liked. It was really girlie stuff.
You can tell it was much darker in the cafe than outside. Connie in silhouette.
After eating, we decided to explore the town some more. We set out on a walking tour but soon realized there were far too many hills.
When we went to get back in the car, I noticed these great looking windows upstairs from where we ate.
Didn't quite get the top!! Look at the building on the left. I got a not so great picture of it later.
Car was at the wrong angle.
Ta-da, there's the top :)
And other---this is the Methodist Church. steeple.
Oops, missed the top.
Then it was off to see an historical landmark---Michie Tavern. (pronounced Mickie)
We had a guided tour through the tavern. In that time period, taverns were more like a hotel. Notice the length of the blade of the knife. It's probably 1/3 longer than the ones today.
Our charming guide.
This is an old game played in that era.
This owner also had a set of Shakespeare volumes.
A wonderful fireplace in the dining area. 
A beautiful corner cabinet.
A dough box.
This is the main kitchen.
The back of the tavern.
Bet you can't guess what this is.
This is the backside of the restaurant (which is attached to the tavern).
The well.
The pantry.
The smokehouse.
The entry of one of the gift shops.
Hmmm, wonder if the kegs are for sale?
The metal shop has some gorgeous silver pieces. Too bad I'm not twenty years younger. They would definitely made a sale then.
Want to sit a spell?
Not sure what this building is.
This is the clothier shop.
The grist mill which is now the General Store.
What a day, it was great. Sharing is always a good thing. Thank you.
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