| Places to go & things to do |
| - Historical downtown Mount Airy - home of Andy Griffith, Snappy Lunch, Floyds' Barber Shop, Dry Bridge Station, Main Oak Emporium ,Squad Car Tours and the Bluebird Diner. Check out the Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce webpage for more info. Home of the Autumn Leaves festival and Mayberry Days. To assist in your trip planning to Mt Airy try the Surry Arts website. - Blue Ridge Parkway - Scenic by-way stretching 469 miles from Skyline Drive ar Waynesboro VA to Cherokee NC. - Blue Ridge Music Center - located south on the parkway near milepost 213 with music every weekend during the summer - Mabry Mill - north on the parkway, the most photographed place on the Blue Ridge Parkway - Floydfest - diverse music extravaganza during the summer from bluegrass, jazz, country etc. - Shelton Vineyards - just south off I-77 at Dobson NC - wine tasting, gift and cheese shop - Chateau Morrisette Winery - wine tasting and lunch/supper - Orchard Gap Market - 1.5m on the parkway - convience store, gas, gifts & deli - Hillsville diner - authentic 1920's dining car on Main St (Hwy 52) Hillsville - breakfast, lunch (breakfast only Sat) - Lakeview Resturant - at the Blue Ridge Parkway & hwy 52 - breakfast, lunch & supper - TNT market - on hwy 58 at Hillsville - convience store, gas, deli with large assortment of fishing & hunting supplies along with hunting & fishing licences - Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theater - Dinner (bavarian) & a show - I77/81 at Wytheville Va - Doe Run - upscale restaurant just north on the parkway - Crooked Creek Wildlife Management area - west on hwy 58 at Woodlawn Va on route 620 - 1750 acres open to hunting with 6 miles of stocked trout waters. (Fees) - Cana Va - just down 52 - numerous antique shops & produce markets - New River Trail State Park - Trail on an old railroad bed for 57 miles from Galax to Pulaski. Easy trail with very little grade. Biking, walking and horses allowed. Parallels the New River for 39 miles, Chestnut Creek for 12 miles and Claytor Lake for 1.5 miles. Hillsville Memorial day & Labor day flea markets. Galax old fiddler's convention Lots of local info for the Parkway at Blue Ridge Directory. Virginia state info at Virginia.org and the Heritage Music Trail at The Crooked Road |