You'll spend the first hour on the train, which has both open-air and closed, climate-controlled rail cars ... option in December as well. Blue Ridge Mountain Trail Rides offers the chance ...

The Blue Ridge Parkway, the nation's second most visited ... From milepost 217.3 near Cumberland Knob Trail to Milepost 285.5 near the Parkway Cabins. Milepost 305.3 near Beacon Heights Overlook ...

It can take some sleuthing to uncover the hidden and lesser-known places in the Old Dominion State, such as Front Royal, an underrated and cute town in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains.