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Abrams Creek: 306
Abrams Falls: 279
Abrams Falls Trail: 305
accessibility: 341
accommodations: 343-344; see also specific place
AC Hotel by Marriott Asheville Downtown: 16, 231
African American history: Harrison Museum of African American Culture 123; Little Switzerland 197-198; Mount Vernon tours 46; National Museum of African American History and Culture 39, 40
Afton Mountain Vineyards: 81
air travel: 9; general discussion 335-336; Asheville 208, 210; Charlottesville 85; Gatlinburg 308; Knoxville 324; North Carolina 161; Shenandoah Valley 30; Virginia 102
Alexandria: 47
Alfred Regan Cabin: 298
Alum Cave Bluff to Mount LeConte Hike: 13, 288
Alum Cave Creek: 289
Alum Cave Trail: 288
Ambrosia Farm Bed & Breakfast: 14, 102, 141
American Art Museum: 39
An American in Paris: 47
Andrews Bald: 13, 19, 274, 287
Andy Griffith Museum: 147
Andy Griffith Playhouse: 147
Andy Griffith sights: 99, 146-148
antiques: Asheville 222; Bedford 118; Blowing Rock 184; Boone 177; Front Royal 60; Olde Time Antiques Fair 171; Roanoke 126
Antler Hill Village: 215
Appalachian Trail: 8, 128, 286, 296, 306
Appalachian Trail to Mount LeConte via The Boulevard: 286
Apple Orchard Falls Trail: 111
Apple Orchard Mountain: 111-112
apple orchards: Bedford 116; Carter Mountain Apple Orchard 88-89; Orchard at Altapass 196
architecture: Asheville 205, 212; Biltmore Estate 213-214; Blue Ridge Parkway 338; Linn Cove Viaduct 190; Monticello 87; Moses Cone Manor 187; National Mall 33-42; Poplar Forest 116; Tennessee Theatre 326
Arch Rock: 289
Arlington House: 45
Arlington National Cemetery: 12, 27, 32, 44-46
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts: 310
art events/galleries: Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts 310; Asheville 221, 223; Black Mountain College Museum and Arts Center 216-217; Blowing Rock 159, 184; Brevard 247; Centerfest 118; Floyd 140; Folk Art Center 209; Great Smoky Arts and Crafts Community 311; Jones House Community and Cultural Center 176; National Gallery of Art 37; Penland Gallery 197; Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual 261; River Arts District 221; Roanoke 123; Shenandoah Valley Art Center (SVAC) 82; Smithsonian Institution 38-39; Taubman Museum of Art 125; Turchin Center for the Visual Arts 176; Waynesville 254; West Jefferson 170-171; see also museums
Art Loeb Trail: 251
Art on the Mountain: 171
Ashe County Arts Council: 171
Asheville and the Southern Blue Ridge: 8, 203-269
Australian Aboriginal art: 87
auto museums: 256
autumn travel: 9, 209, 281, 339
B&Bs: 9; see also specific place
backpacking: Great Smoky Mountains National Park 280, 300; Rock Castle Gorge Trail 142; Whetstone Ridge Trail 106; wilderness safety 342
Backstreet Park Concert Series: 171
Balsam Mountain Road: 290-291
Barren Ridge Vineyards: 81
Basin Creek Trail: 169
Basketball Hall of Fame, Women’s: 326
Baskins Creek: 299
Baskins Falls: 298
Baskins Falls Trail: 299
Bass Lake Trail: 188
Beacon Heights Trail: 194
Bearfence Mountain: 75
Bearfence Mountain Trail: 75
Beaver Creek Lake: 92
Bedford Wine Trail: 117
Beech Grove School: 293
beer, craft: Asheville 217-219; Biltmore Estate 215; Boone 176; Brew & Blues Festival 60; Brew Ridge Trail 90; Charlottesville 90; Gatlinburg 310; Roanoke 126; Virginia Craft Beer Month 91; Virginia Craft Brewers Fest 91; Waynesboro 81
Belle Boyd Cottage: 59
Bent Creek Experimental Forest: 236-237
Bent Creek Gap to Big Ridge Overlook: 241
Big Creek: 295
Big Creek Trail: 295
Big Ears Festival: 328
Big Flat Mountain: 79
Big Meadows Campground: 17, 64, 74
Big Ridge Overlook to the Mount Pisgah Trailhead: 240
Big Witch Gap Overlook: 16, 258
Bijou Theatre: 328
biking: Asheville 223; Biltmore Estate 226; Blue Ridge Parkway 340; National Mall 12, 32; Washington DC 51; see also mountain biking
Biltmore Estate: 9, 16, 205, 212, 213-214, 225, 229
Biltmore Village: 215
Biltmore Winery: 215
Birch & Barley: 19
bird-watching: 72
Bishop Boutique: 47
Black Mountain College: 216
Black Rock Nature Trail: 192
Blackrock Summit Trail: 79
Blenheim Vineyards: 89
Blowing Rock Art and History Museum: 182
Bluegrass and Old-Time Fiddlers Convention: 148
Blue Loop Trail: 105
Blue Mountain Barrel House: 90
Blue Ridge Backroads: 153
Blue Ridge Music Center: 14, 22, 99, 134, 152
Blue Ridge Parkway: general discussion 13, 97-269; architecture 338; best views 18; fall foliage 23
Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center: 133, 233
Bluff Mountain: 107
Bluff Mountain Trail: 168
boating: Mount Vernon tours 46; Roanoke River 129; Sherando Lake 104; Smith Mountain Lake State Park 119; Washington DC tours 43
Boogerman Trail: 294
Boone: 175-181
Boone, Daniel: 175
Bote Mountain Trail: 306
Boyd, Belle: 59
Brakeshoe Spring: 295
Brevard: 244-249
Brew & Blues Festival: 60
Brew Ridge Trail: 90
bridges of the Blue Ridge Parkway: 338
Brinegar Cabin: 167
Brown Mountain Overlook: 77
Brushy Mountain: 303
Brushy Mountain to Mount LeConte Hike: 303
Brushy Mountain Trail: 288
Brushy Mountain Winery: 163
Bryson City: 264-269
Buck Spring Trail: 242
Bull Head Trail: 288
Buncombe County Courthouse: 212
Burial Beer: 212
bus travel: 30, 336; see also specific place
Buxton Hall Barbecue: 16, 207, 212, 227
Byrd Visitor Center: 73
Cades Cove: 16, 19, 20, 274, 279, 303
Cades Cove Visitor Center: 281
Caldwell Fork Trail: 295
Caldwell House: 293
Calf Mountain Overlook: 80
Calf Mountain Trail: 80
Campbell Overlook: 290
camping: general discussion 343-344; Brevard 248; Cades Cove 305; Cataloochee 293; Cosby 296; Crabtree Falls 199; Doughton Park 170; Great Smoky Mountains National Park 282, 284, 291, 295, 301; Hanging Rock State Park 150; Lake Powhatan Recreational Area 235-236; Linville Gorge 194; New River State Park 173; Parson Bald 301; Peaks of Otter 114; Pilot Mountain State Park 150; Pisgah National Forest 244; reservations 9; Roanoke 133; Shenandoah National Park 64, 67, 76, 79; Sherando Lake 104; Smith Mountain Lake State Park 118; Stone Mountain State Park 166
canoeing/kayaking: Asheville 224; Mount Airy 149; Nantahala River 266; Roanoke River 129; Shenandoah River 82; South Fork of the Shenandoah 60; Yadkin River 150
Capital Pride: 50
Capitol Steps: 49
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site: 236
Carolina Heritage Vineyard and Winery: 163
car rental: 337
Carter Mountain Apple Orchard: 88-89
casinos: 261
Cataloochee Campground: 22, 277, 292
Cataloochee Ski Area: 257
Cataloochee Valley: 292
Caudill Cabin: 168
caves: Boone 178-179; Grand Caverns 76; Linville Caverns 196; Luray Caverns 69-70; Natural Bridge Caverns 110; Roanoke 129; Skyline Caverns 59
Cedar Ridge Trail: 169
Cedar Rock Trail: 165
Centerfest: 118
Center in the Square: 123
Center Pass with Roanoke Pinball Museum: 123
Central District, Shenandoah National Park: 62, 70-77
Cerulean Knob: 307
Charlies Bunion Hike: 286
Charlottesville: 12, 17, 29, 84-95
Charlottesville Derby Dames: 92
Chateau Morrisette: 14, 99, 143-144
Cherokee Welcome Center: 280
cherry blossom festival: 49
Chestnut Cove Overlook to Bent Creek Gap: 241
children, traveling with: see family activities
Chimney Rock State Park: 234
Chimney Tops: 289
Chimney Tops Hike: 289
Chimney Tops Wildfire: 283
Christmas celebrations: Asheville 221; Gatlinburg Winter Magic 311; National Christmas Tree Lighting 50; Roanoke Star 135
cider, hard: 163
City Market Building: 123, 131
City of Galax Visitor’s Center: 153
Civil War sights: Manassas Battlefield National Park 57-58; Warren Rifles Confederate Museum 59
Cliff Trail: 105
Clingmans Dome Road: 286
Clingmans Dome Visitor Contact Station: 280
Cold Mountain: 251-252
Cold Mountain Overlook: 243-244
communications: 343
Compton Gap: 67
Cosby: 296
Crabtree Falls Trail: 105
Cradle of Forestry Overlook: 244
crafts: Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts 310; Asheville 221, 222; Blowing Rock 184; Centerfest 118; Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands 220; Floyd 140; Folk Art Center 209; Great Smoky Arts and Crafts Community 311; Museum of North Carolina Handicrafts 252; musical instruments 246; Number 7 Fine Arts and Crafts Cooperative 247; Penland School of Crafts 197; Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual 261; Sally Mae’s on the Parkway 170; Southern Highland Craft Guild 187; Virginia Wine and Craft Festival 60
Craggy Pinnacle Trail: 201
Crimora Lake Overlook: 18, 23, 80
Crooked Arm Ridge Trail: 307
Crooked Road: 134
Crooked Road Music Trail: 22, 134
Crystal Spring Trail: 135
Cumberland Knob: 162-163
Cumberland Knob Trail: 162
Current Boutique: 47
dance: 220
Dark Hollow Falls: 12, 13, 17, 27, 73
Dark Hollow Falls Trail: 73
D-Day Memorial: 115
Deep Creek: 291
Deep Creek Valley Overlook: 285
Deerfield Loop Trail: 239
Devils Backbone Overlook: 137
Devil’s Courthouse: 16, 23, 250-251
Devil’s Courthouse Trail: 250
Dickey Ridge Visitor Center: 65
disabilities, access for travelers with: 341
distilleries: 309
Dixie Caverns: 129
Doc’s Rocks Gem Mines: 183
Dogwood Festival: 91
Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede: 321
Dolly Parton Statue: 319
Dollywood: 9, 16, 19, 22, 274, 317-318
Dollywood’s Splash Country: 318-319
Don & Barbara Smith Children’s Museum: 123-124
driving tips: general discussion 11; Asheville and the Southern Blue Ridge 206; Great Smoky Mountains 274; North Carolina High Country 160; Shenandoah Valley 29; Virginia Blue Ridge 100-101
Dupont State Forest: 248
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians: 262
Eastern Smokies: 290-299
East Tennessee History Center: 19, 274, 324
Eating Asheville: 212
E. B. Jeffress Park: 174-175
elk: 292
Elkin Creek Vineyards: 163
Elkmont Campground: 19
Elk Run Trail: 112
Elkwallow Wayside: 68
emergencies: 342
environmental concerns: 341
Ephraim Bales Cabin: 298
etiquette, road: 339
fairs: 60
fairy stones: 141
Fairy Stone State Park: 141-142
fall foliage: 23; Cades Cove 303; Great Smoky Mountains National Park 281; Pinnacles Overlook 70; Southern Blue Ridge 209
family activities: Crystal Spring Trail 135; Dollywood 317-318; Dollywood’s Splash Country 318-319; Don & Barbara Smith Children’s Museum, Kids Square 123-124; Grand Caverns 76; Great Smoky Mountains Railroad 265; Knoxville Zoo 326; Luray Caverns 70; Mill Mountain Zoo 135; Mystery Hill 182; National Mall 33-42; National Zoo 39; Natural Bridge Zoo 110; Pigeon Forge 323; Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies 309; Roanoke Pinball Museum 124; Science Museum of Western Virginia 124; Skyline Caverns 59; Sugar Mountain 179; travel tips 341; Tweetsie Railroad 182; Virginia Discovery Museum 87; Virginia Safari Park 111; Western North Carolina Nature Center 216; WonderWorks 319
Fancy Gap: 146
farmers markets: Asheville 226; Blowing Rock 183; Knoxville 329; Washington DC 50; West Jefferson 171
farms: 215
Festival of Leaves: 60
film festivals: 91
fireflies: 301
First Baptist Church: 212
First Colony Winery: 89
fishing: Beaver Creek Lake 92; Biltmore Estate 226; Cherokee 262; Doughton Park 167; Moses H. Cone Memorial Park 187; Nantahala Outdoor Center Gatlinburg 312; Shenandoah River 83; Smith Mountain Lake State Park 118; Tuckasegee River 205, 266-267; Western North Carolina Fly Fishing Trail 266; Wintergreen Resort 104
Flat Creek Trail: 256
Flat Rock: 194
Flat Rock Loop Trail: 194
Flat Top Road Trail: 187
Flat Top Trail: 113
Fleurie Restaurant: 12, 29, 92
fly-fishing: 205, 266-267, 312
Fodder Stack Trail: 168
Folger Theater: 49
Folk Art Center: 16, 205, 209-210
Folk Art Center ADA Trail: 209
Fontana Dam: 299
Fontana Lake Area: 299
food events: Great Smoky Mountains Railroad 265; International Biscuit Festival 328; SAVOR Blowing Rock 183; Virginia State Barbecue Championship 153
Foothills Parkway: 303
Ford’s Theatre: 49
Forest Heritage Scenic Byway: 244
Forney Ridge Trail: 287
Fort Windham Rocks: 67
Fort Windham Rocks Trail: 67
Fox Hollow Trail: 65
Fralin Museum of Art: 87
Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery: 39
French Broad Chocolates: 212, 227
French Broad River to Walnut Cove Overlook: 240
Friday Night Jamboree: 8, 14, 22, 99, 138-139
fuel: 340
Gadsby’s Tavern: 47
gaps of the Blue Ridge Parkway: 339
Garden Creek Baptist Church: 165
gardens: Botanical Gardens at Asheville 216; Monticello 87; Mount Vernon 46; North Carolina Arboretum 235
Gatlinburg: 9, 16, 19, 307-316
Gatlinburg Sky Lift: 309
Gatlinburg Trail: 290
Gatlinburg Winter Magic: 311
Georgetown: 51
George Washington National Forest: 60
ghost tours: 326
golf: Asheville 224; Bedford 118; Boone 178; Cherokee 263; Mount Airy 149; Pigeon Forge 323; Primland 145; Washington DC 52; Wintergreen Resort 104
Gooney Run Overlook: 65-67
Grand Caverns: 76
Grandfather Mountain: 8, 14, 20, 159, 191-193
Grandfather Trail: 192
Grassy Creek Vineyard and Winery: 163
Grassy Creek Waterfall: 159, 198
Graveyard Fields Loop Trail: 23, 249
Graveyard Fields Overlook: 249-250
Great Smoky Arts and Crafts Community: 311
Great Smoky Mountains: 16, 271-333; Gatlinburg 307-316; Great Smoky Mountains National Park 277-307; Knoxville 324-333; Pigeon Forge and Sevierville 316-324
Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 9, 13, 19, 277-307
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad: 20, 205, 265
Great Valley Overlook: 120
Greenbrier Cove: 301
Greenbrier Pinnacle Trail: 303
Green Knob Trail: 189
Gregory Bald Trail: 307
Gregory Bald via Twentymile Trail: 300
Gross’ Orchard: 116
Grotto Falls: 298
Groundhog Mountain: 14, 18, 145-146
Gully Creek Trail: 162
Hanging Rock State Park: 150
Harkening Hill Trail: 112
Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort: 16, 20, 208, 261, 264
Harrison Museum of African American Culture: 123
Harry F. Byrd, Sr. Visitor Center: 73
Hawksbill Summit Trail: 72
Hawksnest Snow Tubing: 179
health: 342
Henry Hill Visitors Center: 57-58
Henry Whitehead Place: 307
Hen Wallow Falls Trail: 13, 274, 296
Hickory Hill Vineyards: 117
Hickory Nut Falls Trail: 234
Highest Point on Skyline Drive: 72
High Meadow Trail: 152
highway safety: 338
hiking: 72, 224; Apple Orchard Mountain 111; best bets 13; Biltmore Estate 226; Boone 178-179; Bryson City 266; Craggy Gardens 201; Cumberland Knob 162; Doughton Park 167-168; Dupont State Forest 248; E. B. Jeffress Park 174; Grandfather Mountain 191-193; Great Smoky Mountains National Park 277-307; Hanging Rock State Park 150; Ijams Nature Center 329; Julian Price Memorial Park 188-189; Lake Powhatan 237-241; Lake Powhatan Recreational Area 235-236; Linville Gorge 194; Maggie Valley 256; McAfee Knob 128; Mill Mountain 135; Moses H. Cone Memorial Park 187; Mount Jefferson State Natural Area 171; Mount Mitchell State Park 200; Mount Pisgah 242; Otter Creek 107; Peaks of Otter 112; Pilot Mountain State Park 150; Pisgah Ranger District 245; Roanoke Mountain 137; Rocky Knob Recreation Area 142; Shenandoah National Park 65-81; Sherando Lake 104-105; Smart View 137; Stone Mountain State Park 165; Virginia’s Explore Park 133; Washington DC 52; Waterrock Knob Trail 256; Wintergreen Resort 104; Yankee Horse Ridge 107
Historic Pine Tavern Restaurant: 14, 101, 140
Historic Roanoke City Market: 122-123
historic sights: Arlington National Cemetery 44-46; Big Meadows Lodge 74; Blackrock Summit 79; Cades Cove 305; Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site 236; Cataloochee 293; Doughton Park 167; East Tennessee History Center 324; Henry Whitehead Place 307; Historic Roanoke City Market 122-123; Mabry Mill 144; Monticello 87; Motor Nature Trail 297; Mountain Farm Museum 284; National Mall 33-42; Stone Mountain State Park 165; Waynesboro Heritage Museum 81
History Museum of Western Virginia: 125
Hi-Wire: 212
Hogback Mountain Overlook: 18, 27, 67
Holocaust Memorial: 40
Homestead Trail: 239
Hoover, J. Edgar: 75
Horn in the West: 177
horseback riding: Biltmore Estate 215, 226; Blowing Rock 185; Front Royal 60; Moses H. Cone Memorial Park 187; Washington DC 52; Whetstone Ridge Trail 106
hot-air ballooning: 92
Humpback Rocks Trail: 103
Humpback Rocks Visitor Center: 103
hunting: 249
Hutchison Homestead: 165
Icewater Spring Shelter: 286
Ijams Nature Center: 329
Independence Day: 50
Indian Creek Falls: 291
Indian Grave Gap Trail: 307
indoor skydiving: 323
I-95: 30
Inn on the River: 19
Inspiration Point: 289
International Biscuit Festival: 328
International Spy Museum: 42
Internet access: 343
itineraries: Asheville 212; fall foliage 23; 14-day road trip 12-17; Great Smoky Mountains National Park 279; Knoxville 19-22; music of the Blue Ridge 22; Old Town Alexandria 47; Washington DC 17-19, 32
Jackson Building: 212
James River Overlook: 109
James River Self-Guiding Trail: 109
James River Visitor Center: 13, 23, 109
Jefferson Memorial: 36
Jefferson, Thomas: Jefferson Memorial 36; Monticello 87; Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest 116
Jefferson Vineyards: 88
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: 48
John Oliver Cabin: 307
Johnson Farm Trail: 112
Johnson’s Orchard: 116
Jones House Community and Cultural Center: 176
Jones von Drehle Vineyards & Winery: 163
Julian Price Memorial Park: 188-189
Juney Whank Falls: 291
kayaking: see canoeing/kayaking
Kennedy, John F.: 45
Kennedy, Robert: 45
Kennedy, Ted: 45
Keswick Vineyards: 89
Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection: 87
Knoxville Museum of Art: 274, 325
Knoxville Zoo: 326
Lake Junaluska: 256
Lake Powhatan: 235-242
Lake Powhatan Recreational Area: 235-236
Lakeside Trail: 105
Lands Run: 67
Lands Run Falls Trail: 65-67
Laurel Falls Trail: 301
LaZoom Comedy Tour: 212
Leave No Trace: 342
LeoGrande Vineyards and Winery: 117
Lewis Mountain: 76
Lewis Spring Falls Trail: 74-75
LGBTQ+ events: 50
LGBTQ+ travel tips: 341
Link, Winston: 124
Linn Cove Viaduct: 8, 14, 159, 190-191
Linn Cove Viaduct Trail: 190
Linville Caverns: 196
Linville Gorge: 194-195
Little Laurel Branch: 303
Little Switzerland: 197-199
Local Goat New American Restaurant: 19, 276, 322
Loft Mountain: 77
Loft Mountain Loop Trail: 77
Looking Glass Rock: 244
Looking Glass Rock Overlook: 23, 249
Looking Glass Rock Trail: 245
Look Rock: 303
Lower Sidehill Trail: 239
Lower Tuckasegee River: 266
Lump, the: 174
Luray Caverns: 8, 12, 27, 68-70
Mabry Mill: 14, 18, 23, 144-145
Maggie Valley: 256-258
Mama’s Chicken Kitchen: 16, 313
Manassas Battlefield National Park: 17, 27, 57-58
maps: 340
Martha’s Branch: 307
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 17, 37
Mary’s Rock Tunnel and Trail: 70
Matthews Arm Campground: 17, 67
Mayberry Days: 149
McAfee Knob Trail: 128
McKinney Gap: 196
McRitchie Winery & Ciderworks: 163
Memorial Amphitheater: 45
Merry-Go-Round Show: 148
Methodist Church: 305
Midnight Hole: 295
Mile High Swinging Bridge: 14, 191
mileposts: 11
Millennium Stage: 48
Mill Mountain: 135-137
Mill Mountain Theatre: 123
Mill Mountain Zoo: 135
mining: 198
Mint Condition: 47
money: 343
Moses H. Cone Memorial Park: 14, 187-188
motels: 343-344
motor courts: 232
motorcycles: 340
Motor Nature Trail: 298
mountain biking: Bryson City 266; Front Royal 60; Gatlinburg 313; Ijams Nature Center 329; Lake Powhatan Recreational Area 235-236; Sherando Lake 105; Virginia’s Explore Park 133; Walnut Creek Park 92; Whetstone Ridge Trail 106; Wintergreen Resort 104
Mountain Culture Exhibit: 165
Mountain Farm Museum: 16, 280, 284
Mountain Farm Trail: 103
Mount Airy: 146-152
Mount Cammerer Trail: 296
Mount Jefferson State Natural Area: 171
Mount Mitchell State Park: 199-200
Mount Mitchell Summit Trail: 200
Mount Mitchell Trail: 200
Mount Pisgah Summit Trail: 242
Museum of North Carolina Minerals: 197
Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 19, 259-261, 262
museums: Andy Griffith Museum 147; Blowing Rock Art and History Museum 182; Fralin Museum of Art 87; International Spy Museum 42; Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection 87; Knoxville Museum of Art 325; Luray Caverns 70; Mountain Farm Museum 284; Museum of North Carolina Handicrafts 252; Museum of North Carolina Minerals 197; Museum of the Cherokee Indian 259-261; National Gallery of Art 37; National Portrait Gallery 42; Newseum 42; North Carolina Mining Museum 198; Phillips Collection 42; Roanoke 123; Smithsonian Institution 38-39; Tennessee Museum of Aviation 319; Titanic Pigeon Forge 319; Wheels Through Time Museum 256; see also art events/galleries
music: Asheville 219, 220-221; Bluegrass and Old-Time Fiddlers Convention 148; Blue Ridge Music Center 152; Brevard Music Center 246; Brew & Blues Festival 60; Charlottesville 90; FloydFest 140; Friday Night Jamboree 138-139; Galax 152, 153; heritage music trail 134; Jones House Community and Cultural Center 176; Knoxville 328; MerleFest 176; Old Fiddler’s Convention 154; Smoky Mountain Opry 321; Washington DC 48; West Jefferson 171
Mystery Hill: 182
N&W Railroad Overlook: 121
Nantahala Gorge: 265
Nantahala Outdoor Center Gatlinburg: 312
Nantahala River Gorge: 265
Nasime: 47
National Air and Space Museum: 12, 32, 39-40
National Cherry Blossom Festival: 49
National D-Day Memorial: 14, 99, 115
National Gallery of Art: 37
National Museum of African American History and Culture: 12, 27, 32, 40
National Museum of African Art: 39
National Museum of American History: 39
National Museum of Natural History: 12, 32, 39
national parks: Great Smoky Mountains National Park 9, 277-307; Shenandoah National Park 8, 62-81
National Portrait Gallery: 12, 39, 42
National Symphony Orchestra: 48
National Theatre: 49
National Zoo: 39
Native American sights: Blowing Rock 182; Cherokee 258-259; Cherokee history 262; Museum of the Cherokee Indian 259-261; National Museum of the American Indian 39; Natural Bridge 109; Oconaluftee Indian Village 261; Peaks of Otter 112
Natural Bridge Caverns: 110
Natural Bridge Zoo: 110
Needle’s Eye: 234
Newfound Gap: 285
Newfound Gap Road: 16, 19, 274, 279, 283-290
New Public House & Hotel: 14, 162, 186
New River State Park: 162, 172, 173
Nightbell: 212
North Carolina Arboretum: 235
North Carolina High Country: 8, 157-201, 336
North Carolina Mining Museum: 198
Northern District, Shenandoah National Park: 62, 65-70
Not Watson’s Kitchen + Bar: 17, 332
Number 7 Fine Arts and Crafts Cooperative: 247
Ober Gatlinburg: 313
Oconaluftee Indian Village: 20, 205, 261, 262
Oconaluftee River Trail: 285
Oconaluftee River Valley Overlook: 285
Oconaluftee Visitor Center: 16, 284
Ogle Place: 297
Oktoberfest at Ober Gatlinburg: 311
Old Fiddler’s Convention: 22, 154
Old Rag: 68-70
Old Rag Mountain Trail: 69
Old Salem Turnpike Trail: 134
Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy: 45
Orange Peel Social Aid and Pleasure Club: 22, 219
orchards: see apple orchards
Otter Creek: 107-109
Otter Creek Trail: 107
Otter Lake Loop Trail: 108
Outcroppings Trail: 234
O. Winston Link Museum: 99, 124
packing tips: 9
Palmer Chapel and Cemetery: 293
Palmer Creek: 294
Palmer House: 293
Panther Creek Cabins: 20, 208, 264
parking: 340
parks: Charlottesville 92; Doughton Park 166; E. B. Jeffress Park 174-175; Julian Price Memorial Park 188; Moses H. Cone Memorial Park 187; Mount Airy 150; Mount Jefferson State Natural Area 171; Virginia’s Explore Park 133; Washington DC 51-52; World’s Fair Park 329; see also state parks
Parson Bald: 300
Parsons Branch Road: 306
Parton, Dolly: 316
passports: 341
Peaks of Otter: 18, 23, 112-114
Peaks of Otter Winery: 117
Penland School of Crafts: 197
performing arts: Asheville 220; Charlottesville 90-91; Cherokee 261; Gatlinburg 311; Horn in the West 177; Knoxville 328; Roanoke 123, 126; Tennessee Theatre 326; Washington DC 48
Peter Chang China Grill: 17, 94
Pigeon Forge and Sevierville: 9, 19, 316-324
Pilot Mountain State Park: 150
Pine Tree Loop Trail: 239
Pinnacles Overlook: 70
Pippin Hill Farm and Vineyard: 89
Pisgah National Forest: 244
Pisgah Ranger District: 244-249
Pisgah Ranger Station: 244
planning tips: 8-11
poisonous plants: 343
Poplar Forest: 116
Price Lake Trail: 188
Pride parades: 50
Pritchard Park drum circle: 212
Public Service Building: 212
public transit: 341
Purgatory Overlook: 120
Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual: 16, 19, 205, 261, 262
Quilt Trails of Western North Carolina: 171
Rainbow Falls Trail: 288, 289, 298
Ramsey Cascades: 303
Ramsey Cascades Trail: 301, 303
Ramsey Prong: 303
Ramulose Ridge Vineyards: 117
Rapidan Camp: 75
Rapidan Camp Trail: 75
reading, suggested: 344
resources, Internet: 344-346
Rhythm N Blooms Fest: 328
Richland Balsam Overlook: 16, 18, 251
Richland Balsam Self-Guiding Trail: 252
Rich Mountain: 274
Rich Mountain Loop: 307
Rich Mountain Trail: 187
Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies: 309
Riprap Hollow Trail: 80
Riprap Overlook: 80
River and Rail Restaurant: 14, 101, 130
River Arts District: 221
River Bend Farm: 215
Road Prong: 290
road rules: 337-341
Road to Nowhere: 292
Roanoke Mountain Summit Trail: 137
Roanoke Pinball Museum: 124
Roanoke Valley Overlook: 137
Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail: 279, 288, 296
Roaring Gap: 163-164
Rock Castle Gorge Trail: 142
rock climbing: Boone 179; Chimney Rock State Park 235; Fort Windham Rocks 67; Hanging Rock State Park 150; Linville Gorge 195; Pilot Mountain State Park 150
Rock Creek Park: 51
Rockfish Gap: 103
Rockfish Valley Overlook: 23, 103
Rock House: 295
Rocky Knob Recreation Area: 142-143
Rocky Top: 306
Rocky Top and Thunderhead: 306
roller derby: 92
Rough Ridge: 189
Rumbling Bald Mountain: 235
S&W Cafeteria: 212
Salem Red Sox: 129
Sally Mae’s on the Parkway: 170
Sandburg, Carl: 236
SAVOR Blowing Rock: 183
Science Museum of Western Virginia: 124
Scott Mountain Trail: 307
Scratch Biscuit Company: 14, 130
senior travelers: 341
Seven Doors Winery: 117
Sevierville: 316-324
Shakespeare Theatre Company: 49
Shenandoah National Park: 12, 17, 62-81; fees 9; planning tips 8
Shenandoah Valley: 25-95; Charlottesville 84-95; driving tips 29; Front Royal 58-62; highlights 27; Manassas Battlefield National Park 57-58; maps 26; planning tips 8, 28; Shenandoah National Park 62-81; transportation 29-31; Washington DC 31-57; Waynesboro 81-84
Sherando Lake: 104-105
Shindig on the Green: 221
Shining Rock Wilderness: 244
shooting clays: 226
Shut-In Trail: 240
Ski Beech Mountain Resort: 179
Skinny Dip Falls Trail: 249
skydiving, indoor: 323
Skyline Caverns: 59
Skyline-Cliff Trail: 234
Skyline Drive: 8, 12, 13, 17, 62; best views 18; fall foliage 23; origin 29
Slacks Trail: 105
Sleepy Gap Overlook to Chestnut Cove Overlook: 241
Sliding Rock: 244
Small Creek Trail: 239
Smart View: 137-138
Smart View Loop Trail: 138
Smart View Recreation Area: 137
Smith Mountain Lake State Park: 118
Smithsonian American Art Museum: 42
Smithsonian Castle: 39
Smithsonian Institution: 38-39
Smoky Mountain Alpine Coaster: 323
Smoky Mountain Music Fest: 328
Smoky Mountain Opry: 321
snakes: 342
Soco Gap: 258
Southern District, Shenandoah National Park: 62, 77-81
Southern Highland Craft Guild: 14, 187
South River Falls: 77
South River Falls Trail: 17, 77
South Street Brewery: 90
Space Needle: 308-309
spas: 225
speed limits: 11
Spence Field: 306
spiders: 342
Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage: 311
Stalacpipe Organ: 70
stand-up paddleboarding: 224, 226
Starr Hill Brewing Company: 90
state parks: Chimney Rock State Park 234; Fairy Stone State Park 141-142; Hanging Rock State Park 150; Mount Mitchell State Park 199; New River State Park 172; Pilot Mountain State Park 150; Shenandoah River State Park 61; Smith Mountain Lake State Park 118; Stone Mountain State Park 164-166
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: 39-40
Stone Mountain Loop Trail: 165
Stone Mountain State Park: 14, 164-166
Stony Man Summit Trail: 72
Storie Street Grille: 14, 161, 185
Story of the Forest Trail: 73
Sugarlands Distilling Company: 16, 309
Sugarlands Visitor Center: 19, 279, 290
Sugarlands Visitor Center and Park Headquarters: 280
Sugarloaf Mountain: 152
Sugar Mountain: 179
Suzanne Farrell Ballet: 48
Sweat Heifer Creek Trail: 286
Tanawha Trail: 189
Taubman Museum of Art: 14, 125
Taverna Cretekou: 47
Tennessee Museum of Aviation: 319
Tennessee Theatre: 17, 274, 326, 328
tennis: 52
Theodore Roosevelt Island: 52
Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest: 116
Thousand Drips Falls: 279, 298
Thunderhead Mountain: 306
ticks: 342
Titanic Pigeon Forge: 319
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: 32, 45
Tomkins Knob Trail: 174
Torpedo Factory Art Center: 47
Torry Ridge Trail: 105
traffic: 339
Trail of Tears: 262
Trail of Trees Self-Guiding Trail: 109
train travel: 30, 337; Virginia Blue Ridge 102
transportation: 9; see also specific place
trolley tours: 43
Tuckaleechee Cove: 307
Tuckasegee River: 266-267
tunnels of the Blue Ridge Parkway: 338
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts: 176
Tweetsie Railroad: 182
Twentymile: 300
Twentymile Loop Trail: 300
200 South Street Inn: 17, 30, 94
United States Capitol: 12, 17, 41
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: 27, 40
University of Tennessee Knoxville: 329
University of Virginia: 12, 17, 85
U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial: 46
US-29: 18
Vanderbilt, George: 213
viaducts: 338
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 12, 35
views: best bets: 18; Big Run Overlook 79; Brown Mountain Overlook 77; Campbell Overlook 290; Chestoa View 196; Chimney Rock State Park 234; Cold Mountain Overlook 243; Crimora Lake Overlook 80; Deep Creek Valley Overlook 285; Forest Heritage Scenic Byway 244; Hogback Mountain Overlook 67; Linn Cove Viaduct 190; Loft Mountain 77; Looking Glass Rock Overlook 249; Mabry Mill 144; Maggie Valley 256; McAfee Knob 128; Mount Mitchell State Park 200; Newfound Gap Road 283; Otter Creek 107; Pinnacles Overlook 70; Purgatory Overlook 120; Range View Overlook 67; Richland Balsam Overlook 252; Rockfish Valley Overlook 103; Skyline Drive 62; Space Needle 308-309; Sugarloaf Mountain 152; Waterrock Knob Visitor Center 255
Village Shops: 312
Virginia Blue Ridge: 8, 97-155, 336
Virginia Cavaliers: 92
Virginia Craft Beer Month: 91
Virginia Discovery Museum: 87
Virginia Film Festival: 91
Virginia Museum of Transportation: 125
Virginia Safari Park: 111
Virginia’s Explore Park: 133-135
Virginia State Barbecue Championship: 153
Virginia Wine and Craft Festival: 60
Virginia Wine Month: 91
visas: 341
Visitor Center Loop Trail: 233
Walker Camp Prong: 289
Walnut Bottoms: 295
Walnut Cove Overlook to Sleepy Gap Overlook: 240
Walnut Creek Park: 92
Warren County Fair: 60
Warren Rifles Confederate Museum: 59
Washington Capitals: 52
Washington DC: 8, 31-57; accommodations 56-57; day-trip 32; dining 53-56; entertainment/events 46-50; parks and recreation 51-52; shopping 50-51; sights 33-46; sports 52; tours 43; transportation 31-33, 335
Washington, George: 46
Washington Mystics: 52
Washington National Opera: 48
Washington Nationals: 52
Washington NFL team: 52
Washington Wizards: 52
waterfalls: Abrams Falls Trail 306; Cascade Falls Trail 174; Crabtree Falls 105, 199; Dark Hollow Falls 73; Deep Creek 291; Dupont State Forest 248; Grassy Creek Waterfall 198; Lands Run Falls Trail 67; Laurel Falls Trail 301; Lewis Spring Falls Trail 74-75; Linville Falls 194; Looking Glass Falls 245; Motor Nature Trail 298; Mouse Creek Falls 295; North Carolina High Country 8; Ramsey Cascades 303; Rapidan Camp 75; Riprap Hollow Trail 80; South River Falls Trail 77; Yankee Horse Ridge 107
water parks: 318-319
Waterrock Knob Trail: 256
Waterrock Knob Visitor Center: 16, 18, 255-256
Watson, Merle: 176
Waynesboro Heritage Museum: 81
Waynesville: 251-255
WDVX-FM: 328
weddings, Gatlinburg: 310
Western North Carolina Nature Center: 216
Western Smokies: 299-307
West Jefferson: 170-173
West Jefferson Arts District Gallery Crawl: 171
Wheels Through Time Museum: 256
Whetstone Ridge: 106
Whetstone Ridge Trail: 106
Whiteoak Canyon: 68-70
Whiteoak Canyon Trail: 68
White Rock Trail: 105
White Rock Vineyards: 117
white-water rafting: 265; Boone: 178-179; Gatlinburg: 313
Wildcat Rocks Overlook: 168
wilderness safety: 342
wildflowers: Balsam Mountain Road 291; Great Smoky Mountains National Park 281; Greenbrier Cove 302; Southern Blue Ridge 209; Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage 311
wildlife viewing: Big Meadows 73; black bears 304; Cades Cove 303; Cataloochee 292; Doughton Park 166; elk 292; Elkmont 301; environmental concerns 342; Grandfather Mountain 191; Great Smoky Mountains National Park 19; Hawksbill Mountain 72; Western North Carolina Nature Center 216
Wild Wolf Brewing Company: 90
wineries: Bedford Wine Trail 117; Biltmore Estate 16, 215; Charlottesville 89; Chateau Morrisette 14, 143; Monticello Wine Trail 17, 88; Roanoke 8; Virginia Wine and Craft Festival 60; Virginia Wine Month 91; Waynesboro 81; Yadkin Valley 163
Wintergreen Resort: 104
Wolf Ridge Trail: 300
Women in Service Memorial: 46
Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame: 326
WonderWorks: 319
Woodland Walk: 234
Woolworth Walk: 212
Yankee Horse Overlook Trail: 107
Yankee Horse Ridge: 107
zip lines: 184, 225, 266, 313, 323
zoos: Knoxville Zoo 326; Mill Mountain Zoo 135; National Zoo 39; Natural Bridge Zoo 110