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Travel down
the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway will give you an extraordinary
opportunity to discover rich natural and cultural history of the
area. It is slow paced and relaxing. Almost
any overlook or trail will reveal something new and beautiful.
Outstanding scenery and recreational opportunities make
the Blue Ridge Parkway one of the
most popular units of the National
Park System. "America's Favorite Drive" winds its way 469 miles through
mountain meadows and past seemingly endless vistas. Split-rail fences,
old farmsteads and historic structures complement spectacular views of
distant mountains and neighboring valleys.
Building the
Parkway through mountainous terrain was a monumental labor. Authorized
in the 1930s as a Depression-era public works project, the Blue Ridge
Parkway was
more than a half-century in the making. It was the nation's first, and
ultimately longest, rural parkway, connecting Shenandoah National Park
in Virginia with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North
Carolina. Enduring standards for parkway engineering and design were
pioneered here.
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