History Field Trip

Later this spring we will be going on vacation, and one of the places we want to visit is Biltmore House. We were a little concerned that it might be tricky with an energetic five-year-old boy. We decided to do a trial run closer to home.
Just north of Baltimore sits Hampton National Historic Site. The house recently reopened after being retrofitted with fire suppression and air quality systems. I highly recommend taking a trip there, if possible. The house is beautiful, and filled with original period furniture. The grounds are spacious and lovely to walk, though the gardens need a lot of work to be returned to their former glory. The rangers are friendly and informative, leading tours on the hour at the house. There is a good balance between the hands-off visual beauty of the house and the hands-on, physical beauty of the grounds. Thankfully, they also have a kid-friendly, hands-on display at the farmhouse.
Jamie did fine; we let him run around on the grounds prior to the one hour tour of the house. We just might be able to make it to Biltmore after all.
See more photos HERE.