Backroads & Byways of Virginia: Drives, Day Trips, and Weekend Excursions

by Bill Lohmann

Overview

With natives as your guides, Backroads & Byways leads you down the road less traveled

Want to get to know Virginia, gateway to the South and a state steeped in history? In the revised and updated 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 Mount Vernon, where George Washington really slept; witness the genius of Thomas Jefferson at Monticello. If you’re looking for great places to go beyond the DC suburbs and Virginia Beach, reach for this guide. Interstate highways will bring you through Virginia, but only the backroads will bring Virginia to you!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781581573718
Publisher:	Countryman Press, The
Publication date:	06/14/2016
Series:	Backroads & Byways
Edition description:	2nd Edition
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	158,674
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Bill Lohmann was born and raised in Virginia. He has been a sportswriter, feature writer, and columnist, most recently for the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Lohmann and his family live in Richmond, Virginia.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 9

Introduction 11

1 A Shore Thing: The Eastern Shore 17

2 Island Getaway: Tangier Island 33

3 Laid-Back Retreat: The Northern Neck 47

4 Historic Triangle: Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown 59

5 These Old Houses: The Plantations of Route 5 71

6 Road to Revolution: Suburban Richmond and Beyond 83

7 Quenching a Thirst: Nelson's Wineries, Breweries, Distilleries, and Cideries 95

8 By George: The Northern Neck, Fredericksburg, and Alexandria 107

9 From Stonewall to Madison: A Drive along US 15 121

10 Mr. Jefferson's Neighborhood: Charlottesville and Environs 133

11 Road to Appomattox: Hopewell to Appomattox 147

12 The Valley Pike: A Journey on US 11 161

13 Mountain Hideaways: Highland, Bath, and Alleghany Counties 181

14 Garden Spot: Burke's Garden of Tazewell County 195

15 End of the Road: Mathews by the Bay 207

16 Skyline Drive: Shenandoah National Park's Scenic Drive 217

17 Be Prepared to Stop: Blue Ridge Parkway 225

18 The Crooked Road: Heritage Music Trail of Southwest Virginia 239

19 Whderness Road: The Way to Cumberland Gap 265

Index 275