This richly endowed landscape in the heart of rural Kentucky is famed worldwide for its champion racehorses, velvet-smooth bourbon, and colossal caverns.
Some of time's finest treasures can be found along this drive, which starts in the modern city of Richmond, passes centuries-old plantations, then ends in one of the places where America began.
Breezy and beautiful, North Carolina's barrier islands are imbued with the spirits of the Wright brothers, sailors lost at sea, and the mysterious Virginia Dare.
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Blue Ridge Parkway
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