On a leisurely trip back home from Florida, we drove through the mountains of Virginia and spent the night in Lexington. At a restaurant, we saw a postcard of the Humpback Covered Bridge near Callaghan and decided we had to see it.

This is the state's oldest and most famous covered bridge. Built back in 1835 of hand-hewn oak timbers and locust pines, it has a graceful arched floor and roof. Read the rest of this entry »

The best place I've found to satisfy a sweet tooth is at the Highland Maple Festival in scenic north-central Virginia, where you can tour five maple-sugar camps. Read the rest of this entry »

Luray Caverns in north-central Virginia's Shenandoah Valley boasts a host of attractions. But my favorite is its Car and Carriage Caravan Museum, with authentically restored vehicles from the 1700s to just before World War II. Read the rest of this entry »