Lonely Planet New York & the Mid-Atlantic's Best Trips

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• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN: 9781786573476
• eBook ISBN: 9781787012103

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Whether exploring your own backyard or somewhere new, discover the freedom of the open road with Lonely Planet's New York & the Mid-Atlantic's Best Trips. Featuring 30 amazing road trips, from 2-day escapes to 2-week adventures, you can journey through the wine regions or explore small roads in postcard-perfect Pennsylvania Dutch Country, all with your trusted travel companion. Jump in the car, turn up the tunes, and hit the road! Inside Lonely Planet's New York & the Mid-Atlantic's Best Trips: Lavish color and gorgeous photography throughout Itineraries and planning advice to pick the right tailored routes for your needs and interests Get around easily - 42 easy-to-read, full-color route maps, detailed directions Insider tips to get around like a local, avoid trouble spots and be safe on the road - local driving rules, parking, toll roads Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Useful features - including Stretch Your Legs, Detours, Link Your Trip Covers New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Washington DC, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's New York & the Mid-Atlantic's Best Trips is perfect for exploring New York and the Mid-Atlantic in the classic American way - by road trip! Planning a New York and the Mid-Atlantic trip sans a car? Lonely Planet's Eastern USA guide, our most comprehensive guide to Eastern USA, is perfect for exploring both top sights and lesser-known gems. Looking for a guide focused on a specific New York and the Mid-Atlantic city? Check out Lonely Planet's New York City and Washington, DC guides for a comprehensive look at all that these cities have to offer, or Pocket New York City, a handy-sized guide focused on the can't-miss sights for a quick trip. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, 12 international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. Lonely Planet enables the curious to experience the world fully and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves, near or far from home.eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to k

VIRGINIA

WITH A WESTERN MOUNTAIN SPINE, beach-studded ocean coastline, miles of farmland, stately Southern cities, liberal Northeastern-esque suburbs and a political climate that consistently makes it a toss-up in national elections, it’s hard to imagine a state with more diversity than Virginia.

Actually, Virginia is both a state and a Commonwealth, a status shared with three other states. The Old Dominion has both produced more presidents than any other state, and led the Confederacy that rebelled against the nation those presidents led. Come here to admire Jeffersonian architecture, see headlights wind slowly along Skyline Dr, or enjoy fabulous theater, dining and hiking in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Meadows of Dan
EDWIN VERIN / SHUTTERSTOCK ©

Virginia

Skyline Drive 3 Days

Cross the Commonwealth’s high-altitude spine in the green Shenandoah Valley.

Across the Appalachian Trail 5 Days

Drive alongside mountain wilderness and one of the USA’s great hiking treks.

The Civil War Tour 3 Days

See preserved battlefields, 19th-century countryside, museums aplenty and Southern small towns.

The Crooked Road 3–4 Days

Check out banjo tunes, hill country culture and rugged upland villages.

Blue Ridge Parkway 3 Days

Travel through college towns, back roads hamlets and miles of woolly wilderness trails.

Peninsula to the Piedmont 3 Days

Visit living-history museums, go on sunny wine tours, and dip into university culture and presidential palaces.

Bracketing the Bay 2 Days

Enjoy cheesy beach boardwalks and quiet tidewater inlets, with great food in between.

DON’T MISS

Hear Music

Southwestern Virginia is the soil that American country music and bluegrass are rooted in. Toe tap to fiddles on Trip

Beach Bumming

From Virginia Beach’s golden sand to quiet corners of the Eastern Shore, there are plenty of watery diversions. Cruise the coast on Trip

Oddities Abound

Eccentrics have indulged their creative passions in the small towns and roadside attractions that line the Blue Ridge. Find fun on Trip

Peep Into the Past

Living-history towns like Williamsburg abut the actual places where America was founded and achieved her independence. Get old-schooled on Trip

Trail Trekking

Multiple trails arc all along Skyline Dr, plunging past deep forests, white waterfalls and lonely mountains. Get your boots on for Trip

SKYLINE DRIVE

Skyline Dr is one of the USA’s classic road trips. Befittingly, it comes studded like a leather belt with natural wonders and stunning scenery.

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS

3 DAYS

150 MILES / 240 KM

GREAT FOR…

BEST TIME TO GO

From May to Nov for great weather, open facilities and views.

ESSENTIAL PHOTO

The fabulous 360-degree horizon at the top of Bearfence Rock Scramble.

BEST FOR CULTURE

Byrd Visitor Center offers an illuminating peek into Appalachian folkways.

Shenandoah National Park
OGPHOTO / GETTY IMAGES ©

Skyline Drive

The centerpiece of the ribbon-thin Shenandoah National Park is the jaw-dropping beauty of Skyline Dr, which runs for just over 100 miles atop the Blue Ridge Mountains. Unlike th...

Table of contents

• Cover
• How to Use This eBook
• Contents
• Welcome to New York & the Mid-Atlantic
• Highlights Map
• New York & the Mid-Atlantic’s Highlights
• If You Like
• Need to Know
• City Guide
• New York & the Mid-Atlantic Classic Trips
• New York
• New Jersey & Pennsylvania
• Washington, DC, Maryland & Delaware
• Virginia
• New York & the Mid-Atlantic Driving Guide
• New York & the Mid-Atlantic Travel Guide
• Behind the Scenes
• Index
• Our Writers