Our penultimate tour day began with a cameo by RBG.
Then we were off to our third state house of the trip, and by far our smallest one. The Raleigh capitol is roughly the size of many county courthouses.
We did have a bit of excitement there—someone was filming a production onsite. we saw extras standing in place, waiting to walk through the background.
Across the street was the North Carolina Museum of History—compact but well laid out (and free). It included 2 exhibits tailor-made for us: quilts and classic toys.
“Completely safe and harmless”
On the road to Roanoke, we came upon Shangri-La, a tiny town built in the front yard of it’s creator (who passed away decades ago).
A quick lunch at Gina’s Family Restaurant - a burger and a fish sammich.
We made it to the Roanoke hotel, took a nap, then went down into town. We started with a NY slice.
A BIG slice.
Did you know Roanoke has a hipster district?
We had read about a giant star up on a mountain, so we drove up a spooky road to find it.
The view of Roanoke below.
We finished things up with a post-star snack at Blue Cow Ice Cream.
That will do it for today. I just spent 90 minutes getting these loaded up (thanks slow hotel internet!) Tomorrow, a final statehouse, and then home.