A Relaxing Way To Spend The Weekend.

I was thinking of going to visit Winchester, Virginia, because of it being drenched in civil war history.
I happened to read Scott Mingus’s post on Winchester, and now I am certaily going to make a little trip out there.
Scott says:

If you have not been to Winchester before, make it a point to take a weekend and explore this area. There’s so much to see and do. Southern hospitality, coupled with good food, historic attractions, the great scenery of the nearby Shenandoah National Park, and diverse shopping makes this a welcome weekend.
Of particular interest (besides the Civil War history, which is everywhere) is Old Town Winchester. The main street (Loudoun Street) has been blocked off and turned into a well-shaded pedestrian mall. It is lined with quaint little botiques, some tempting restaurants, specialty shops, a couple of good museums, coffee shops, and other fun places to tour. Not far away is a very large and fun antiques mall.

The old Frederick County Courthouse was erected in 1840. During the Civil War, it often served as a field hospital, prisoner-of-war detention spot, and military post for both armies. It is now a quality museum depicting life in Winchester during the war. it is well worth the modest admission price.

“Abram’s Delight” just south of Winchester is a 1750’s-era stone mansion erected by an early settler and miller, Abraham Hollingsworth. His grist mill is also preserved, as well as an early wooden colonial house. Nearby duck ponds and walking trails offer a great place for an early morning stroll, which I thoroughly enjoyed earlier this morning.

As I mentioned earlier, Winchester is drenched in Civil War History, in fact, it changed hands no less than 70 times during the war (imagine living there during the Civil War - it is mind boggling to try to imagine what the people of Winchester went through during this period and all the more reason to visit, bearing that in mind.)