Ready for a great long-weekend drive through some of the prettiest countryside in the region? complete with stops for fresh, delicious food and cozy, distinctive places to sleep? Well, the research has been done, and the itinerary planned.
North Carolina
New Memories in Mayberry
As "The Andy Griffith Show" turns 50, a new museum opens in Mount Airy, N.C.
It's big, as Barney Fife would say – really big: Mount Airy, N.C. , is celebrating 50 years of "The Andy Griffith Show" with a new museum.
Fishing, Kayaking and Living History
Valle Crucis, N.C.
Friday: Horsing Around. Pick a four-legged friend and hit the equestrian paths at Dutch Creek Trails. An hour’s ride follows wooded trails and farm fields and offers views of the valley. Afterwards, Cowboy Keith – resident cowboy poe...
Up On Grandfather Mountain
The 5,964-foot peak is the only privately owned U.N. Biosphere Reserve among the 324 around the world. There's also Gerry the Bear and lots more to see and do on the peak that bills itself as "North Carolina's Top Attraction."
Downtown, Nostalgic
I recognized the aroma immediately. In my dream, I pulled a bureau drawer open and the unmistakable scent of Shalimar perfume overwhelmed me. It was the preferred scent of my late mother, and as I opened my eyes in my room at the Inn on Church Street...
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The Fool in the Woods, aka Blue Ridge Country editor in chief Kurt Rheinheimer, is back with more great woodland information and secrets, this time reporting on how Virginia's Devil's Marbleyard was formed.
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