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Window to a Secret World

Window to a Secret World

“I wouldn’t trade my time photographing in Cades Cove for anything,” photographer Bill Lea writes in the introduction to his book “Cades Cove: Window to a Secret World,” which explores the quiet beauty of this part of Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains.

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Carriage Rides and Confederate Ghosts

Carriage Rides and Confederate Ghosts

Two of Blue Ridge Country’s enthusiastic interns headed to historic Lexington, Va., to explore its eclectic downtown, populated by artists, gardeners, Civil War figures, a bookstore cat and a singing waiter.

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Downtown, Nostalgic

Downtown, Nostalgic

I recognized the aroma immediately. In my dream, I pulled a bureau drawer open and the unmistakable scent of Shalimar perfume overwhelmed me. It was the preferred scent of my late mother, and as I opened my eyes in my room at the Inn on Church Street...

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What's New in the Blue Ridge?

Here are 67 museums to explore, cabins to rent, trails to hike, gorillas to visit, river trips to paddle

Planning your 2009 travel? There’s lots new to see and do in the mountains.Here’s the scoop:

Alabama

The Little River mostly flows along the top of ...

Glade Valley Bed and Breakfast

Glade Valley Bed and Breakfast

"…Leave As Friends"

Expect the company of deer, firefilies, warblers and an affable dog at Glade Valley B&B.

Glittering fireflies, so many we weren’t sure at first what they were, sparked a magical light show in the Blue Ridge mountain night. And all o...

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A Mad Scientist's Back Yard

A Mad Scientist's Back Yard
Every day Jose Santamaria, the director of Tellus: Northwest Georgia Science Museum , comes into work, he is amazed by the way the museum is taking shape.  His favorite part? “The whole building is an architectural wonder. It’s hard to choose.” 
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Rails to Trails in Southwest Virginia

Rails to Trails in Southwest Virginia

S altville, Va. ’s director of tourism, Charlie Bill Totten, stands outside the Mahanaim Church, near Clinchburg, Va., proclaiming a vision: “I can see people traveling,” he says. “Not by vehicles, but by bicycles, walking.”

Today, while traveling the S...

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