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A Ghost Story, the Driskill Hotel

Posted by Nerd Trips on 11:51 am in Bonus Nerd Trips | 5 comments

As you might imagine, we come across quite a few ghost stories on our Nerd Trips, but this is a story of my own “ghostly” encounter at the Driskill Hotel in Austin, Texas.

Driskill Hotel (Bonus Nerd Trip)

Posted by Nerd Trips on 11:29 am in Bonus Nerd Trips | 6 comments

A Texas landmark with connections to the Old West and President Lyndon Johnson, come along on our Nerd Trip to the Driskill Hotel, which is also said to be one of the most haunted hotels in the United States.

Woodrow Wilson Presidential Museum (Part 2)

Posted by Nerd Trips on 4:43 pm in Presidents | 0 comments

Out of respect, I know we probably shouldn’t refer of our presidents as “cute,” but look at this crate filled with Woodrow Wilsons in the gift shop at the Wilson Birthplace and Presidential Museum in Staunton, Virginia. (Only $11.95!) See what else we saw in this “Part 2” of our Nerd Trip.

The gift shop is just down the block from the presidential museum, which I visited after first touring the birthplace of our 28th president (see previous post).
At the museum, a bust of President Wilson greets you on arrival (much more stately than the doll).

Woodrow Wilson Library & Birthplace (part 1)

Posted by Nerd Trips on 3:27 pm in Presidents | 3 comments

Check out this cool car. It’s President Woodrow Wilson’s 1919 Pierce-Arrow limousine, which was waiting for him when he returned to the United States after signing the Treaty of Versailles. It’s one of the highlights of a visit to his birthplace in Staunton (pronounced “Stan-ton”, the “u” is silent), Virginia. You can see the car at the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum, just a few steps from the house where our 28th president was born.

London Calling (Nerd Trips Teaser)

Posted by Nerd Trips on 3:15 pm in Authors/Poets, Historic Persons, Nerd Trip Teaser | 2 comments

Nerd Trips has gone international! For the first time since I started the blog, we exported our nerdy pursuit overseas.
My friends invited me to stay with them in London, and were they in for some nerdy adventures. Here’s a preview.

Camp Hoover – part 2

Posted by Nerd Trips on 7:54 pm in Presidents | 0 comments

Lots of people wait in line to visit the White House, but there is little waiting for those who make the trek to the Brown House, President Hoover’s summer retreat in the Shenandoah National Park.

Camp Hoover, aka the Brown House – Part 1

Posted by Nerd Trips on 8:50 am in Presidents | 6 comments

When modern presidents need some time away, they often head for Camp David. However, Herbert Hoover had Rapidan Camp, also as known as the Brown House and Camp Hoover. President Hoover used this wooded escape to ponder the challenges of the Great Depression. Rapidan Camp is located in the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, just a few hours from Washington