New York & the Mid-Atlantic Trips 2 - Full PDF eBook

CAMERON DAVIDSON/GETTY IMAGES © Blue Ridge Parkway 3 DAYS 185 MILES / 300 KM GREAT FOR... JB BEST TIME TO GO Visit June through ...

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1 Staunton Our trip starts in a place we’d like to end. End up retiring, that is. There are some towns in the USA that just nail ...

The Drive » The next stretch of the trip is 39 miles on the parkway. Follow signs for US 60, then follow that road west for 10 m ...

General Robert E. Lee is buried. One of the four Confederate banners surrounding Lee’s tomb is set in an original flagpole, a br ...

SERA PETRAS STEPHEN SAKS/GETTY IMAGES © WHY THIS IS A CLASSIC TRIP ADAM.KARLIN,. AUTHOR The Blue Ridge separates the East Coast ...

5 James River & Otter Creek The next portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway overlooks the road that leads to Lynchburg. Part of t ...

At milepost 74.7, the very easy, 0.1-mile Thunder Ridge trail leads to a pretty valley view. The tough 1.2-mile Apple Orchard Fa ...

& Hwy 122; adult/child $7/5; h10am-5pm). Among its towering arch and flower garden is a cast of bronze figures re-enacting t ...

8 Smith Mountain Lake This enormous, 32-sq-mile reservoir is one of the most popular recreation spots in Southwestern Virginia a ...

It’s not as picturesque as other towns, but its a good logistical base. The site of the Harrison Museum of African American Cult ...

Eating & Sleeping Staunton 1 5 AVA Restaurant & Wine Bar American $$ (%540-886-2851; 103 W Beverley St; mains $10- 30; h ...

4 Stonewall Jackson Hotel Hotel $$ (%540-885-4848; http://www.stonewalljacksonhotel. com; 24 S Market St; r $112-300; paWs) A re ...

Charlottesville Hills covered in vineyards in the Piedmont ...

ANDRE JENNY/ALAMY © 2 DAYS 158 MILES / 254KM GREAT FOR ... GB BEST TIME TO GO April to July, to soak up sun and American patriot ...

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Again, there are two areas to explore here. More child-friendly and entertaining, the state-run Jamestown Settlement (%757-253- ...

(ghost walks, witch trials, chamber recitals) cost extra. Parking is free; shuttle buses run frequently to and from the historic ...

divisions. A string of them line scenic Hwy 5 on the north side of the river. The ones listed here run from east to west. Sherwo ...