Backroads & byways of Virginia: drives, day trips & weekend excursions

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A Shore Thing: The Eastern Shore -- Island Getaway: Tangier Island -- Laid-Back Retreat: The Northern Neck -- Historic Triangle: Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown -- These Old Houses: The Plantations of Route 5 -- Road To Revolution: Suburban Richmond and Beyond -- Quenching A Thirst: Nelson's Wineries, Breweries, Distilleries, and Cideries -- By George: The Northern Neck, Frecericksburg, and Alexandria -- From Stonewall To Madison: A Drive along US 15 -- Mr. Jefferson's Neighborhood: Charlottesville and Environs -- Road To Appomattox: Hopewell to Appomattox -- The Valley Pike: a journey on US 11 -- Mountain Hideaways: Highland, Bath, and Alleghany Counties -- Garden Spot: Burke's Garden of Tazewell County -- End Of The Road: Mathews by the Bay -- Skyline Drive: Shenandoah National Park's Scenic Drive -- Be Prepared To Stop: Blue Ridge Parkway -- The Crooked Road: Heritage Music Trail of Southwest Virginia -- Wilderness Road: The Way to Cumberland Gap.;"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, "--Amazon.com.