Number 4: Blue Ridge Parkway

Ready for a drive? Try 469 miles through North Carolina magnificence, otherwise known as the Blue Ridge Parkway. Plan on four days, or five, and be prepared for spectacular mountain and valley vistas, waterfalls and mile after mile of flowering foliage. Be sure to stop at Black Mountain, an early Appalachian town. There’s also Chimney Rock to climb.

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Tip: More than 400 miles of countryside? Get yourself some coffee.
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