A door through time.

My goodness, I'm starting to sound like the Zoar, Ohio Chamber of Commerce! Although I'm struggling to come up with creative titles for these posts, here it is anyway - the last installment in our travelogue. From the looks of it, one would think we were there for three days and not three hours!



In the center of town, there is an incredible garden, where every flower and vegetable imaginable grows.





The impressive Garden House features the gorgeous blue arched doorways seen at the top of the post.

Next to the garden is the #1 House, named so because it was the former residence of the town's founder. Inside, there are at least a dozen rooms to explore, all filled with period furniture. In my opinion, these displays rivaled the ones that we saw on our Washington DC / Alexandria trip. In hindsight, I really wish I would have taken more photos of this amazing house, but I was too striken by the enormity of it.



Here is one of my favorite rooms. Check out that awesome trundle bed! That would have really come in handy when Lauren used to sleep with us.



Each room had a hole in the outside wall so that firewood could be passed through without disturbing the inhabitants.



This is a view of the Town Hall from the second floor of the #1 House.



Some of the town's buildings have been converted into businesses, like bed and breakfasts and antique shops, but they still maintain their old charm. This is the entrance to The Cider House, one of the antique shops.



Lauren poses with a bicycle outside of another antique shop.



The shop's owner also had an old Ford parked in the driveway.



And here's a kid who has had quite enough of antiques and historical preservation. However, if you're like me and can't get enough of this stuff, you can still see more photos on Flickr. Otherwise, we shall now take our leave of Zoar.



Until next year...