The Greenbrier

While The Greenbrier is now a historic luxury resort, it has roots dating back to 1778, when visitors first began coming to the area to experience the healing properties of its sulphur springs. By the early 1800s, it had evolved into a fashionable retreat, eventually becoming known as the Old White Hotel. In 1913, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway purchased and expanded the property, renaming it The Greenbrier. The resort was used as a military hospital during World War II before undergoing a postwar transformation led by famed interior designer Dorothy Draper.