Travel Reference
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Costumed interpreters (aided by bleating livestock) do an excellent job showing what life
was like for the disparate ancestors of today's Virginians.
Sleeping
Frederick House
B&B$$$
(
540-885-4220;
www.frederickhouse.com
; 28 N New St; r incl breakfast $130-240;
)
To stay right downtown, the thoroughly mauve and immensely welcoming Frederick
House consists of five historical residences with 25 varied rooms and suites, all with
private bathrooms and some with antique furnishings and decks.
Anne Hathaway's Cottage
B&B$$$
( 540-885-8885;
www.anne-hathaways-cottage.com
; 950 West Beverley St; r $150-170;
)
Head out of town to Anne Hathaway's Cottage, named for Shakespeare's wife, who
would have thoroughly enjoyed a night in one of the three rooms in this ridiculously ro-
mantic Tudor-style, thatched-roof cottage.
Eating
West Beverley St is sprinkled with restaurants and cafes.
Pompeii Lounge
ITALIAN$
( 540-885-5553; 23 East Beverley St; snacks $4-9; 5pm-1am Tue-Thu, to 2am Fri & Sat; )
The Pompeii is a three-story Italian restaurant that doubles as the nicest spot in Staunton
to grab a drink. The jewel in the crown is the top-floor deck, from where you can stare
out over the Staunton skyline and enjoy live music, antipasto-style small plates and some
fine locally crafted cocktails.
Mugshots
CAFE$
( 540-887-0005; 32 S New St, Staunton; pastries under $5; 7am-5:30pm Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm
Sat, 8am-4pm Sun; )
This simple cafe is a prime spot to sit down, catch up on your
email, sip a coffee and enjoy a bagel or a muffin.
AVA Restaurant & Wine Bar
AMERICAN$$$
(
540-886-2851; 103 W Beverley St, Staunton; mains $10-30;
4-9:30pm Wed-Thu, noon-10pm
Fri & Sat, 10:30am-2:30pm Sun;
)
AVA offers fine dining with Creole-style catfish
