Frommer's Virginia

Frommer\'s Virginia, 10th Edition......Page 1
CONTENTS......Page 5
LIST OF MAPS......Page 8
1 THE BEST OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA......Page 11
2 THE BEST OF CIVIL WAR VIRGINIA......Page 12
3 THE BEST OF THE GREAT OUTDOORS......Page 14
4 THE BEST SCENIC DRIVES......Page 15
6 THE BEST FAMILY VACATIONS......Page 16
7 THE MOST UNUSUAL VIRGINIA TRAVEL EXPERIENCES......Page 17
9 THE BEST LUXURY ACCOMMODATIONS......Page 18
10 THE BEST MODERATELY PRICED ACCOMMODATIONS......Page 19
11 THE BEST INEXPENSIVE ACCOMMODATIONS......Page 20
12 THE BEST OF VIRGINIA COOKING......Page 21
1 VIRGINIA TODAY......Page 22
2 LOOKING BACK AT VIRGINIA......Page 23
3 THE LAY OF THE LAND......Page 30
4 VIRGINIA IN POPULAR CULTURE......Page 31
5 EATING & DRINKING IN VIRGINIA......Page 32
1 WHEN TO GO......Page 35
2 ENTRY REQUIREMENTS......Page 40
3 GETTING THERE & GETTING AROUND......Page 41
4 MONEY & COSTS......Page 44
6 SAFETY......Page 46
7 SPECIALIZED TRAVEL RESOURCES......Page 47
8 SUSTAINABLE TOURISM......Page 49
9 THE ACTIVE VACATION PLANNER......Page 50
11 STAYING CONNECTED......Page 54
12 TIPS ON ACCOMMODATIONS......Page 56
1 VIRGINIA’S REGIONS IN BRIEF......Page 60
2 THE GRAND TOUR OF VIRGINIA IN 2 WEEKS......Page 62
3 VIRGINIA IN 1 WEEK......Page 64
5 COLONIAL VIRGINIA IN 1 WEEK......Page 65
6 THE GREAT CIVIL WAR BATTLES IN 1 WEEK......Page 67
1 ALEXANDRIA......Page 68
2 MOUNT VERNON & THE POTOMAC PLANTATIONS......Page 89
3 THE HUNT COUNTRY......Page 94
1 FREDERICKSBURG......Page 107
2 THE CIVIL WAR BATTLEFIELDS......Page 118
3 THE NORTHERN NECK......Page 122
1 ORIENTATION & GETTING AROUND......Page 130
2 WHERE TO STAY......Page 132
3 WHERE TO DINE......Page 138
4 WHAT TO SEE & DO......Page 141
5 OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES......Page 150
6 CHARLOTTESVILLE AFTER DARK......Page 151
1 EXPLORING THE VALLEY......Page 152
2 SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK & THE SKYLINE DRIVE......Page 153
3 WINCHESTER: A FITTING INTRODUCTION......Page 160
4 MIDDLETOWN & STRASBURG: ANTIQUES GALORE......Page 165
5 FRONT ROYAL: A SPY’S HOME......Page 167
6 LURAY: AN UNDERGROUND ORGAN......Page 172
7 STAUNTON: A PRESIDENT & THE BARD......Page 177
8 WARM SPRINGS & HOT SPRINGS......Page 185
9 LEXINGTON: A CHARMING COLLEGE TOWN......Page 188
1 EXPLORING THE SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS......Page 199
2 THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY......Page 200
3 ROANOKE: CITY BELOW A STAR......Page 204
4 OUTDOORS IN THE SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS......Page 213
5 ABINGDON: A SHOW-STOPPING TOWN......Page 217
1 ORIENTATION & GETTING AROUND......Page 225
2 WHERE TO STAY......Page 229
3 WHERE TO DINE......Page 233
4 WHAT TO SEE & DO......Page 239
5 SPORTS & OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES......Page 248
7 RICHMOND AFTER DARK......Page 249
8 AN EASY EXCURSION TO PETERSBURG......Page 250
1 GETTING THERE......Page 255
2 WILLIAMSBURG......Page 256
3 JAMESTOWN: THE FIRST COLONY......Page 281
4 YORKTOWN: REVOLUTIONARY VICTORY......Page 283
5 JAMES RIVER PLANTATIONS......Page 288
6 A DAY TRIP TO HAMPTON & NEWPORT NEWS......Page 290
1 NORFOLK......Page 295
2 VIRGINIA BEACH......Page 310
3 CHINCOTEAGUE & ASSATEAGUE ISLANDS......Page 326
Fast Facts: Virginia......Page 338
INDEX......Page 343