Introducing Charlottesville
With a Confederate monument down the road from a Nepalese-Tibetan buffet, Charlottesville has the potential to be too mixed – the University of Virginia attracts Southern aristocracy and artsy lefties in equal proportion. But sometimes, when the main promenade is overflowing with attractive students, couples and professors sipping wine and coffee under a blanket of perfect blue weather (and the distant Appalachians), ‘C-ville’ is practically perfect.
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Two Charlottesville/Albemarle Visitor Centers (877-386-1103; www.charlottesvilletourism.org), on Hwy 20 south near I-64 exit 121a and at 610 E Main St, sell various block passes for area attractions.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: Family road trip from Washington DC to Orlando
by bzookaj 12 September 2011
Drive west to Luray (use US 211, it's nicer). Visit the caverns and zoo. Backtrack slight to Sklyine Drive until you get to Charlottesville,…
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RE: USA Road Trip day stops
by bzookaj 20 August 2011
A few more options: [Watkins Glen, NY|http://www.watkinsglenchamber.com/] [Ithaca, NY|http://www.visitithaca.com/]. [Charlottesville,…
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Re: Touring small town USA (& Canada)
by twlaz 18 August 2011
Ashville, NC Prescott, AZ Sedona, AZ Livingston, Mt Indio California(The saltan sea and Coachella Valley) as well as Joshua Tree Not…
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