Wytheville Virginia
Just north of Elk Creek and beyond the Iron Mountain range on highway 21, you will find Wytheville, Virginia. This historic town boast a boutique hotel, a museum honoring a First Lady and the world famous Skeeterdog all in the shadow of the Big Pencil.
Bolling Wilson hotel
The Bolling Wilson Hotel, offers a unique upscale lodging experience in Downtown Wytheville, Virginia. Located just off Interstate 81, and Interstate 77, this historic hotel is just steps away from Main Street. The Bolling Wilson offers 30 luxurious guest rooms on 3 floors featuring a different décor theme on each floor, “Graze On Main” a vibrant restaurant with indoor and outdoor patio seating, “The Perch” a rooftop venue and event space for meetings, weddings and social gatherings.
BEAGLE RIDGE HERB FARM
Nestled in a valley of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Beagle Ridge Herb Farm awaits you. Nature is the watchword at Beagle Ridge. Prior to becoming our dream come true our 210 acre property was part of a 2,000 acre hunting preserve. It's pristine beauty is what nurtures us daily and we would like to share it's bounty with you.
Our farm building was the site of the pen raised quail and partridge and the mountains around us are filled with wildlife. We share the farm with deer, turkey, grouse, rabbits, numerous bird species and even black bear. Gardening in this situation is a challenge: however we have encroached upon them so we need to work with them.
Our Tea Garden is redone every few years due to the abundance of mints we use. These herbs tend to take over and we are now using these terra cots tiles to contain them. Everything in these beds can be used for a tea. The remainder of the gardens include a formal walled herbal display garden, a Lavender walk, Thyme, Oregano and Lavender collections, a pergola, a water garden, Cottage garden, Wildlife habitat garden, shrub borders with rugosa roses, Japanese Meditation garden, and a Gravel/ Mediterranean garden. The Thyme walk which when in bloom looks like a Persian carpet. All the plants are xeric, which means they can survive with little or no additional watering. In addition to the status as a Certified Habitat Garden with the National Wildlife Federation, this is now a certified Monarch Watch Site, a Bee Friendly Site, and a Pesticide Free Zone. It is a myriad of color and activity. We enjoy a chorus of bird song in the morning and bullfrogs at night. We have resident birds, bunnies and too many species of butterflies to mention. In addition the frogs, fence lizards and toads were doing their job on the insect population.
www.beagleridge.org
Edith bolling wilson musem
As one of only eight historic sites across the country dedicated to the interpretation of a First Lady, this museum tells the story of the overlooked, yet vitally important role Edith Bolling Wilson played in the White House at a pivotal moment during World War I.
isit the Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Museum and tour the historic Bolling Family Home to discover how Edith Bolling Wilson's early life in the town of Wytheville, Virginia, prepared her for life as First Lady and learnhow her stewardship of governmental duties earned her such labels as “The Secret President” and “The First Woman President.”