A Little Bit of History

Tim and I often get nonplanned days off in various parts of the country. Sometimes we get a chance to be tourists. This was one of those rare occasions that we were able to spend quite a bit of time and very little money to enjoy an interesting tourist attraction!


This is the Railway Cafe. We started our little visit by having a yummy lunch here. They had a Sante Fe Chicken Soup that was scrumptious! This is the information center. They were a wealth of information. If we ever get a chance to visit here again, I plan to spend more time finding out about the area attractions from them.

I just love fall. The leaves are turning! I love that we get to see the seasons in all the different parts of this country!

The austere Mrs. Grant. This statue of the First Lady is located just outside of the Grant home. I'm not sure if we should feel welcome or not. Her expression is not very pleasant.

This is a picture of a picture. I thought it was neat to see what the Grant family looked like.

You can't visit a Civil War Memorial site without having a picture taken with the cannons! :o) I think the Yankees would have been a bit intimidated facing down this guy! (I'm talking about Tim, not the gun) It's my camera that's slanted, not the ground. :o)

Ain't he handsome, though?

What a beautiful view from the top of the hill near Grant's house! I was trying to decide if it would be worth the money to take the tour of the Grant home when we saw the sign saying it was closed on Mondays. Decision Made! :o)

This cute little trolley took tourists on a tour of the town. Of course, they charge you an arm and a leg to ride in it and they don't even let you get out to take pictures, so we didn't do it. But, it's cute! :o) This is the Civil War Memorial that is in the park.

And last, but certainly not least...the statue of General Ulysses S. Grant!