Wandering Lewisburg, the Coolest Small Town in West Virginia | Vogue
"It’s Sunday morning and you’re enjoying a relaxing, all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet. The light is shining through floor-to-ceiling stained glass windows and glistening on the Gone With the Wind chandelier that dangles high above your head. This regal dining room is rich with history dating back to 1858. Presidential busts and larger-than-life-size portraits hang from the walls, which once housed a hospital during World War II, though now not one square inch is spared from Dorothy Draper’s bright and bold decor. You wonder if any celebrities or royals—Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, or Prince Rainer and Princess Grace of Monaco, perhaps—ever sat in your very seat. You attempt to count the countless flamboyant “Draperized” floral wall coverings, cushions, floors, and carpets, then reflect on your weekend of firsts at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. All in a day you’ve shot sporting clays, got behind the wheel of a tricked-out off-road Jeep to explore the backcountry, toured the historical hidden bunker carved deep into the hotel’s mountainside, and soaked in your very own sulfur-spring bath." - Rachel Waldman
