Emma Gallagher 
If you like brain teasers, love a good head-scratching mystery, or just enjoy playing pretend, there are some amazingly fun escape rooms in Virginia you can visit to challenge your mental acuity. Escape rooms are a great way to while away an hour with friends, family, or work colleagues. It’s an opportunity to prove … Read more
Every season of the year has its highlights, but Fall in the Blue Ridge Mountains has to be my favorite. Living in the Blue Ridge Mountains at this time of year, as we do, is wonderful for a number of reasons. In our experience, nothing beats cruising the Blue Ridge Parkway in Fall for … Read more
As the sweltering days of Summer say their goodbyes, the nights and mornings get a little cooler, and the promise of changing leaves in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Fall is tantalizingly close. Living in the Blue Ridge Mountains (as we do) offers year-round treats, from Spring blossoms and Summer wildflowers to Winter wonderlands. … Read more
Autumn is arguably our favorite season, bringing with it promises of cooler temperatures, gorgeous Fall colors, pumpkin patches, and apple picking. As someone who loves a bit of frightful fun, I also look forward to the start of the spooky season, when we can visit the best haunted houses in Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia. … Read more
When you mention the State of Georgia, peach trees are usually the first thing that springs to mind for most people. But apples make it pretty big on the North Georgia fruit-picking scene, too! While there’s not technically any apple picking in Atlanta proper, the cool air and fertile soil of Georgia’s Blue … Read more
With its beautiful Appalachian and Blue Ridge Mountains and seemingly endless rolling foothills, it makes perfect sense that local farmers have planted numerous apple orchards in Tennessee. Thankfully, a number of these orchards in TN have opened their gates and invited visitors in to enjoy the splendor of apple picking and other fun Autumn … Read more
[Updated 9/15/24] If you’re looking for the best pumpkin patches in VA, you’ll find a seemingly endless array of options to choose from in every corner of the state of Virginia. Of course when you’re choosing a Virginia pumpkin patch, it isn’t always just about the pumpkins. Sure, picking out a pumpkin that’s … Read more
You don’t have to look very far to find some hair-raising haunted places in the state of Virginia. From Civil War sites and haunted hotels to spooky mansions and creepy forests, there’s an endless list of legends about the ghosts of Viginia. Whether you’re into the whole supernatural scene as much as we … Read more
You don’t have to look far to find a company offering to take you on Tennessee ghost tours, simply because there seems to be endless accounts of ghostly goings-on and haunted places in Tennessee. The best haunted attractions in Tennessee range from hair-raising hotels, hospitals, and haunted houses to jitter-inducing jails and thrilling theaters. … Read more
With all of its natural beauty and rich (yet sometimes turbulent) history, it’s unsurprising to realize that so much of the state of North Carolina has been protected as U.S. National Parks. From outstanding swaths of biodiversity to Civil War battlefields and pristine coastlines, there are seemingly endless adventures to be found at the … Read more
