Virginia Senate (upper house)
Another view of the State Capitol
Uniforms on display at the Museum of the Confederacy
Robert E. Lee slept there.
The Museum of the Confederacy was next door to the White House of the Confederacy, which I also toured. Here's a battle flag and more uniforms at the museum.
Monument Avenue in Richmond - Robert E. Lee
For the leader of a nation that existed for less than half a decade and lost a war, Jefferson Davis sure has a large monument.
There stands Jackson like a stone wall - er, there he sits on a stone pedestal.
Not only a rare example of white-on-black signage, but probably more of a threat than a promise. Starting Day 8 (July 13) on I-64, I hit my 1000th county in the United States, the independent city of Charlottesville.
The front of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello (no pictures inside). Inside, you can see how he was a man of both thought and science.
A look into Jefferson's dining room.
Passageways under the house made it possible for Jefferson to not only store his alcohol, but walk to privies in the rain and never wet his feet.
Compare this view to the back of the nickel - that's right, the coin's a view of the BACK of the house.
Jefferson's gardens have been re-created here. The estate had to feed Jefferson's slaves, too.
Jefferson's gravestone is possibly more known for what it DOESN'T include - his term as the third president.
Third entry into West Virginia of the trip, clinching I-64 in Virginia.
The state capitol dome in Charleston was undergoing repairs when I saw it in 2005, but now it's uncovered.
Crossing back into Kentucky, clinching I-64 in West Virginia.
Scenery like this was with me the whole time on Day 9 (July 14) as I crossed Kentucky and came halfway back.
Heh heh...Salt Lick.
Graphical BGS approaching the south I-64/75 junction. I went through Lexington the first time...
...and came back to Louisville, where this sign shows a delicate dance between I-64 and I-65.
Metric? Did I take a wrong turn and end up in Canada again?
Kentucky Statehouse in Frankfort. I would get a one-on-one tour.
The two presidents born in Kentucky.
Henry Clay, one of the most famous non-presidential 19th-century politicians.
Cost in 1910: $1.8 million. Cost a century later: Priceless. One of the more beautiful capitol interiors.
"Infinite chandeliers" illusion in one of the rooms.
Supreme Court chambers.
Kentucky House of Representatives. I was told that there was going to be a big restoration project here, but only the barest of work had begun in the first week of September 2001 until, well, you know.