Favorites: Southwest VA

Visit Southern West Virginia: Look up and see if you can find the fish! Mines are full of fossils and this one is pretty cool

Brian Powell: Neat high-elevation valley and farming community.

Brian Powell: Amazing views from this overlook.

Brian Powell: Neat old theater with great productions and musicals.

Brian Powell: Nice lake with hiking and other outdoors activities.

Leslie Shelor: Authentic old grist mill on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Lovely to photograph!

Brian Powell: Learn about the roots of country and mountain music. Gorgeous building just off the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Brian Powell: Home to a natural mountain lake, this is where the movie Dirty Dancing was filmed.

Craig Fifer: This is a really great museum -- it's fairly large and tells a beautiful and fascinating story of railroad photography.

David Cooper: Sit in Virginian 321 and watch real trains as they ride past the museum.

Brian Powell: Great view of Roanoke, a zoo, and home to the Mill Mountain Star.

Brian Powell: Historic textile mill town situated on the New River. Check out the recently restored Fries Dam.

Brian Powell: Gateway to Mount Rogers, the highest point in Virginia. Be sure to check out the wild ponies.

Brian Powell: Ride the tram to the bottom. Sit in the natural amphitheater and watch trains come through the natural tunnel in the side of the mountain.

Brian Powell: Great views of the Russell Fork canyon here.