This place is incredible, it's like setting foot in a castle except This castle is in Iowa. Many parts of the manor are originally from medieval and renaissance Europe and shipped over.
Be sure to see the library as many books are first edition from Dickens to Isaac Newton and many religious texts dated back centuries. Also ask your guide where the term "blackmail" came from.
Salisbury House has a rare book collection that dates back to the 1400s. To learn more about the history of the house check out this C-SPAN video. Daha fazlasını oku
We came for an opera preview, not a tour of house. But I'd like to return. History is interesting, gardens seem inviting & there's a most unusual piano.