Historic Inns and Hideaways is not just a laundry list of hotels and pertinent facts and numbers. Rather, the author concentrates on 30 of the most interesting historical hotels within driving distance of Washington, DC and takes her readers on an historical journey, highlighting the spirit and essence of the hotel and its environment. Nuggets of history bring each site to life. Woodrow Wilson, spent part of his honeymoon at the Homestead, F. Scott Fitzgerald lived at the Grove Park Inn in Ashville while his wife recuperated at nearby Highlands Hospital, and Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, and other literary types hung out at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. Bo Jangles was a waiter at the Hotel Jefferson in Richmond before moving to fame and fortune in Hollywood, Abe Lincoln stayed at the Willard Hotel prior to his inauguration, and had to wait for his first pay check as President before paying his bill. While the hotel or inn frames each chapter, there are also highlights of things do and see while in the area. Pertinent information regarding the accommodations, addresses, phone numbers and websites are included for each site. Read Less