The husband and I took a little trip out to Fredericksburg last week for some antiquing and had a great day!
One of the things I love about Virginia is the number of little towns with so much history. Like many towns around Virginia, Fredericksburg has a wealth of Civil War history and was the location for two major battles. Fredericksburg is most well known for being the location of George Washington's childhood home. You can visit the spot where he supposedly threw a penny across the Rappahannock River and chopped down the cherry tree.
However, the main reason we headed down to Fredericksburg? Antiquing and a good meal!
While Fredericksburg is quite an old town, most of the buildings in the historic section had more of a 1950s than a colonial feel.
Every other store in the old town section was an antique store and there were some great finds! I bought a couple of vintage scarves, but the furniture in the stores was what caught my eye the most and I think we might have to go back with a truck. Or a moving van.
After an exhausting day of antiquing we hit up the Blue and Grey Brewing Company for some great local beer and food. I actually haven't found too many good microbrews around Northern Virginia, so this place was a nice surprise. The husband also got us a quick tour of the Bowman Brothers Brewery. It's on the banks of the Rappahannock River and the bourbon tasting was straight up smooth Virginia whiskey!
We will definitely be returning to Fredericksburg for more shopping and maybe to include a few of the historic high points. We brought some Bowman Brothers Bourbon home with us though, so we will be enjoying a taste of Fredericksburg (I know - corny!) for a little while to come.