Backroads & Byways of Virginia: Drives, Day Trips, & Weekend Excursions (Third)

Book excerpt: Placing a local’s advice at your fingertips, this updated guide to Virginia leads you down the road less traveled. Want to get to know Virginia, the gateway to the South and a state steeped in history? In the revised and updated third edition of Backroads & Byways of Virginia, you’ll find 19 itineraries for scenic drives, day trips, and longer adventures for the whole family. Follow the Crooked Road Heritage Music Trail; hit all the points in the historic triangle of Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown; and wend your way along the Blue Ridge Parkway through some of the loveliest scenery the region has to offer. Visit the storied sites of former presidential homes and take in the abundant scenery this state has to offer. If you’re looking for great places to go beyond the DC suburbs and Virginia Beach, reach for this guide. Interstate highways will take you through Virginia, but only the backroads will bring Virginia to you!