I decided on this trip to bring along a bag just for my brochures. Probably one of my best Vacation2017 ideas, because going through 7 states in 8 days, I was bound to rack up on some awesome brochures. I spend many hours researching places to visit so a brochure is a wealth of fast information about a particular site. I did find that I love maps. Do not get me wrong, I have Clara the II (my GPS) that travels with me but it was nice to actually look at the map and decide the route I was going to take instead of Clara the II telling me to stay on Interstate 77 for 6965856956 miles. (Side note: The naming of the GPS. Of course it had to be named so my original GPS was named Clara after Clara Barton. After several years with Clara, she passed away a few months ago which led to the purchase of a new GPS appropriately named Clara the II.)
Ok enough rambling on to the trip, charge! (It felt right, right? Like Teddy Roosevelt Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace yelling "Charge" then racing up the steps...) I made my way to Weston, West Virginia. Weston was a very welcomed break from being in the car for hours on end. Weston is a beautiful city/town and my first tour stop was to the Trans-Alleghany Lunatic Asylum. To some touring an asylum may seem unusual but I dig (yep, I said dig) the unusual! So let's begin the tour! Construction of the asylum began in 1858. The majority of the building was constructed with hand cut stone from the area. The tour guide mentioned that this building is second to the Kremlin in regards to being the largest building constructed of hand cut stone. The building is massive! Many individuals, young and old, have lived at the asylum. There are several day/night time tours that may be taken and yes you do have to sign a waver before taking any tour. Due to time limits, I was only able to take the first floor tour but they offer a 4 floor tour, Cemetery & Farm Tour, The Criminally Insane Tour, Daytime Paranormal Tour, VIP Tour, Photography Tour, Ghost Hunts, Paranormal Tours, and Private Ghost Hunts. I would have loved to have been at the asylum at night to take one of the ghost tours (we all know how much I love a ghost tour)! So enough talking about it, here's the pictures!
Trunks left behind by patients.
There would have been beds lining both sides of the room.
Needless to say, it was a great adventure day! Stay tuned for vacation day 2 as I explored underground and visited a couple of Frank Lloyd Wright houses.
Happy Travels,
Amber
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