Staunton Essentials
EAT
Mockingbird • Local comfort food and live music
venue. 123 W. Beverley St.; 540-213-8777;
mockingbird123.com
Staunton Grocery • Elegant farm-to-fork fare.
105 W. Beverley St.; 540-886-6880;
stauntongrocery.com
Zynodoa Restaurant • Stylish local Southern fare.
115 E. Beverley St.; 540-885-7775; zynodoa.com
SEE
Trinity Church • Lauded for its dazzling collection of stained glass by famed glassmakers.
214 W. Beverley St.; 540-886-9132;
trinitystaunton.org
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library • The birthplace and library of America’s 28th president. 18-24
N. Coalter St.; 540-885-0897; woodrowwilson.org
ENJOY
American Shakespeare Center • The Bard’s
classics as well as works by Christopher Marlowe
and Ben Jonson. 10 S. Market St.; 540-885-5588;
americanshakespearecenter.com
Fortune Williams Music Festival • A weekend
of top-name country music events (Sept. 24–25).
1290 Richmond Ave.; 540-332-7850;
fortunewilliamsmusicfestival.org
Gypsy Hill Park • Jazz, bluegrass and gospel
concerts throughout the week at 8 p.m.
600 Churchville Ave.; 540-332-3945;
staunton.va.us
Oak Grove Folk Music Festival • Three days of
folk and acoustic musical acts (Aug. 6–8). Quick’s
Mill Road, Verona, Va.; oakgrovefestival.com
Staunton Music Festival • Featuring global classical music events in a variety of venues. (Aug. 20–
28). 540-569-0267; stauntonmusicfestival.com
SLEEP
Anne Hathaway’s Cottage • Bucolic full-service
bed-and-breakfast and reproduction of Shakespeare’s country home. 950 W. Beverley St.;
540-885-8885; anne-hathaways-cottage.com
The Staunton Choral Gardens Bed & Breakfast
• A historic inn with a charming carriage house
where Robert E. Lee allegedly boarded his horse.
216 W. Frederick St.; 540-885-6556;
stauntonbedandbreakfast.com
Stonewall Jackson Hotel • Recently renovated
and nestled between Blackfriars Playhouse and
the Wharf. 24 S. Market St.; 540-885-4848;
stonewalljacksonhotel.com
