Catch the dinner train in Petersburg

The South Side Depot in Petersburg will hold the "Autumn Splendor Dinner Train" on Oct. 17. The railroad experience concludes with Mick Souter's Touring Musical Theater "All Aboard The Iron Horse" at the Landes Performing Arts Center.

Passengers on the "Autumn Splendor Dinner Train" will begin boarding at 4 p.m. at the South Side Depot in Petersburg. The train will be embarking on the 2 1/2-hour trip through the Potomac Highlands at 4:30 pm and will feature a catered prime rib dinner by Gourmet Delights of Petersburg. The cost for the dinner train and musical theater is $75 per person and reservations are required. The event is designed for adults only.

For more information, visit www.grantcountywva.com or call 304-257-9264.

S.C. preservation society offers home tours

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- South Carolina's oldest city is preparing to open its most beautiful homes to visitors.

The Preservation Society of Charleston's Fall Tours of Homes and Gardens are offered Thursdays through Sundays through Oct. 25 during the height of the city's fall tourist season.

The Preservation Society dates to the 1920s and is the nation's oldest community membership preservation group. Tour proceeds pay for education, advocacy and planning.

The Historic District tours feature mainly private homes and gardens but also include historic churches and public buildings.

Volunteers interpret the history, architecture and decoration of buildings for visitors.

Details at www.preservationsociety.org.

Catch the dinner train in Petersburg

The South Side Depot in Petersburg will hold the "Autumn Splendor Dinner Train" on Oct. 17. The railroad experience concludes with Mick Souter's Touring Musical Theater "All Aboard The Iron Horse" at the Landes Performing Arts Center.

Passengers on the "Autumn Splendor Dinner Train" will begin boarding at 4 p.m. at the South Side Depot in Petersburg. The train will be embarking on the 2 1/2-hour trip through the Potomac Highlands at 4:30 pm and will feature a catered prime rib dinner by Gourmet Delights of Petersburg. The cost for the dinner train and musical theater is $75 per person and reservations are required. The event is designed for adults only.

For more information, visit www.grantcountywva.com or call 304-257-9264.

S.C. preservation society offers home tours

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- South Carolina's oldest city is preparing to open its most beautiful homes to visitors.

The Preservation Society of Charleston's Fall Tours of Homes and Gardens are offered Thursdays through Sundays through Oct. 25 during the height of the city's fall tourist season.

The Preservation Society dates to the 1920s and is the nation's oldest community membership preservation group. Tour proceeds pay for education, advocacy and planning.

The Historic District tours feature mainly private homes and gardens but also include historic churches and public buildings.

Volunteers interpret the history, architecture and decoration of buildings for visitors.

Details at www.preservationsociety.org.