Worth a DetourBlue Ridge Parkway
Virginia and North Carolina
America's favorite drive: 469 miles of mountain views along the crest of the Appalachians, without a stoplight or a billboard.
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15 places and 11 sights on our lists.
Places in Virginia
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Worth a DetourHistoric Triangle
Virginia
Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown: where colonial America began and where the Revolution ended.
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Worth a DetourShenandoah National Park
Virginia
Skyline Drive runs 105 miles along the Blue Ridge, with waterfalls and summit views just off the road.
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Virginia
The quiet Virginia village where Lee surrendered to Grant in April 1865 and the Civil War began to end.
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If You're NearbyCharlottesville and Monticello
Virginia
Jefferson's hilltop home and university, surrounded by Virginia wine country.
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If You're NearbyChincoteague and Assateague
Virginia
An undeveloped barrier-island beach where wild ponies graze in the marsh.
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If You're NearbyCumberland Gap
Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee
The pass through the Appalachians used by Daniel Boone and some 300,000 settlers on their way into the American interior.
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If You're NearbyFredericksburg and Spotsylvania Battlefields
Virginia
Four major battles in eighteen months, among them Chancellorsville and the Wilderness, around a handsome colonial town.
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If You're NearbyGreat Falls Park
Virginia
The Potomac crashes through a rocky gorge 15 miles from the White House, the great natural sight of the Washington area.
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If You're NearbyManassas National Battlefield Park
Virginia
Where the Civil War's first major battle ended any hope of a short war, and where Stonewall Jackson got his name.
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If You're NearbyMount Vernon
Virginia
George Washington's home on the Potomac, 15 miles south of the city named after him.
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If You're NearbyNatural Bridge
Virginia
A 215-foot limestone arch carved by Cedar Creek, once owned by Thomas Jefferson and carrying a highway across its top.
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If You're NearbyOld Town Alexandria
Virginia
Cobbled colonial streets on the Potomac, George Washington's hometown, just minutes from DC by Metro.
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If You're NearbyRichmond
Virginia
Virginia's capital on the James River, where Patrick Henry cried for liberty and the Confederacy had its capital, now a city of street art and great beer.
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