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Best of the Blue Ridge Parkway – Virginia & North Carolina

Here are the results of voting for the best places to dine, sleep, sip and much more.
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Weekend in Blue Ridge, Georgia, A Modern Mayberry

The North Georgia town is a modern Mayberry with a lively downtown.
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Weekend! Landrum Weekend

The South Carolina mountain town is a gateway to exploring scenic S.C. 11.
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Clamoring for the Creek at Cosby Cabins

The Tennessee cabins are a great Smoky Mountain getaway.
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Graves Along the Gorge: Saving West Virginia History

Volunteers along the New River trudge into the woods to find abandoned gravesites.

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Vibrant Monarch butterfly clings to its translucent dew covered cocoon
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Monarch Mimickers

It’s easy to mistake other orange species for the king of fall butterflies.

At Coopers Rock State Forest, new Stargazer cabins invite guests to look up through skylights and telescopes.
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Even Closer to Almost Heaven

New Stargazer cabins at Coopers Rock State Forest offer a skyward escape in the mountains of West Virginia.

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A Mountain Tradition Turns 90 

Visitors flock to Galax, Virginia, each summer for the Old Fiddlers’ Convention, a days-long celebration of Appalachian music.

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