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Blue Ridge Pkwy, North Carolina Mountains

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#1 of 6 in Scenic Drive in North Carolina

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One of the country's longest scenic drives, Blue Ridge Pkwy runs for 755 km (469 mi), cutting its way through two states and 29 counties. Constructed in the 1930s to connect two major national parks, the road runs mostly along the Blue Ridge, a mountain chain of the Appalachian Mountains. Most visitors choose to travel this road in the spring when the surrounding landscape blooms with native wildflowers. You can also pick a less crowded time of year, like autumn, when you can photograph the changing colors of the forest. Stop at any one of a dozen visitor centers scattered along the road to take a short rest, re-energize with a cup of coffee, or get a free map. See Blue Ridge Pkwy and all North Carolina Mountains has to offer by arranging your trip with our North Carolina Mountains trip maker app .

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• By ellisbrojim

  great place for a relaxing drive on a hot summer day , a brisk fall morning , or any time in the spring to see the flowering trees .  more »

• By Barbara M

  Best drive of our trip, I believe. The views are spectacular, stops many (if you want to), and we could have kept on driving if our hotel wasn't back in Asheville. So many opportunities to stop and be...  more »

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