Virginia Mountains
Hometown Tourist

Save Gas This Summer -You CAN Be A Tourist In Your Own Backyard!
You don't need to travel hundreds of miles for a new adventure or a much-needed escape was warmer weather tolls around.

With gas costs edging ever-upward, you might have though you'd have to forego the weekend getaways and trips to exciting places this year. But, we've got some great news for you! if you're like most people, you've spent many years traveling everywhere else while, perhaps, some of your best experiences still await you right in your own backyard.

For the travel season, we want to help you discover, or rediscover, Smyth county and the beautiful Virginia Mountains. We'll feature area points of interest on www.VisitVirginiaMountains.com through Labor Day 2008. You may never even have known about some of these attractions and amazing places. Maybe you've heard of some of them, but have never actually seen them for yourself. Some tried and true local favorites may surprise and delight you if it's been awhile since you last visited.

When you go, please let them know you read about them on www.VisitVirginiaMountains.com and please share these treasures we're so lucky to have right here at home with someone else so they can enjoy them too! Have a fun and safe spring and summer being a Hometown Tourist in the Virginia Mountains.

Featured Point of Interest

The Settler's Museum of Southwest Virginia
www.settlersmuseum.com
Settler's Museum on the Wilderness Road
Virginia.org listing for the Settler's Museum

The Settler's Museum will present Settler's Day on Saturday May 24, 2008 from 10am to 4pm. Scheduled activities include:

• Guided Nature Hikes
• Local Craft Demonstrations
• Live Music all Day
• Wood stove Cooking
• Special Guests: Wolf Creek Indian Museum at 1:00pm in the Lindamood One-Room Schoolhouse and "Chicken" Morris in the farmyard all day.