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Posted: March 31 2014 at 2:07pm | IP Logged Quote ManmanJen
We will be taking a car trip later this month through West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina. It will be a long trip, so we are looking for small stops to help break up the drive. Does anyone know of a convent/monastery/shrine along our way where we could stop for daily mass and maybe a tour?
In West Virginia we will be going from Huntington to Charleston, then south to Bluefield. In Virginia we will be on the west end, on I-77. North Carolina will be I-77 to Winston-Salem, then over through Greensboro and Raleigh Durham.
Or other ideas of just a fun place to stop for an hour or so, so everyone can "get the wiggles out".
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I was going to suggest Belmont Abbey, but it's too far to the west of your route to do you any good!

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It's not a religious stop, but in Raleigh there is a group of museums- history and science- all in a row that are free and fantastic.

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Posted: April 01 2014 at 8:12am | IP Logged Quote SallyT
If you have time, stop at Old Salem in Winston-Salem. Again, not a pilgrimage, but a really interesting side trip, like a little Colonial Williamsburg, and one of our favorite places.

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Posted: April 01 2014 at 9:30am | IP Logged Quote SallyT
There is also this tiny Benedictine community in Davidson, NC. Again, kind of off your route, but Sr. Gertrude and Sr. Scholastica are delightful!

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