McAfee Knob TO SPEND YOUR DAYS Spend a weekend at the Cabin on Back Creek Farm and watch (or help) them make maple syrup. 5 WAYS The Highland County Barn Quilt Trail has 80 on display, with names like Bear’s Paw, Country Roads, and Autumn Splendor. Visit the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, honoring the valor of American forces during the Normandy landings. Once thought to be the tallest mountain in Virginia, Sharp Top Mountain ’s 360-degree summit will have you feeling on top of the world. SAM DEAN; VALERIE LOWRY; COURTESY OF HIGHLAND COUNTY; STAR CIT Y SK YC AMS; LOVIC ARIOUS; ALI Z AMAN Catch a sunset from Mill Mountain Overlook and watch the skyline of Roanoke transform. VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS | Virginia Travel Guide 171
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