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This drive should take two or three days, depending on how long you stop and linger.
Spring and fall are the best times to visit Appalachia. Temperatures are mild, and fall foliage reaches its peak in mid-October.
150 W. Main St., Abingdon; 276/628-3161; marthawashingtoninn.com; doubles from $285.
302 S. Locust St., Floyd; 540/745-2287; floydcoffee.com; lunch for two $14.
222 E. Main St., Abingdon; 276/628-1118; abingdontavern.com; dinner for two $81.
Will Roanoke be the Bilbao of southwest Virginia? The city has placed its bets on emerging Los Angeles architect Randall Stout’s new building for the Art Museum of Western Virginia, which sits in the center of its revitalized downtown district like a postmodern Noah’s Ark washed up on top of the Blue Ridge Mountains. One Market Square, Roanoke; 540/342-5760; artmuseumroanoke.org.
279 E. Main St., Abingdon; 276/628-7721; cavehousecrafts.org.
125 W. Main St., Floyd; 540/745-4627.
219 E. Main St., Floyd; 540/745-5336.
206 S. Locust St., Floyd; 540/745-4563; floydcountrystore.com.
1643 Starbuck Rd. S.E., Floyd; 540/745-4613; 16hands.com.
3263 Floyd Hwy. N., Floyd; 540/745-4000; sweetprovidencefarm.com.
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