The Shenandoah Valley Book: A Complete Guide (A Great Destinations Guide)

This is the first guide to thoroughly examine and critically describe all that this charming region has to offer.

The attractions are varied enough to appeal to all ages and interests. Art galleries, museums, historic sites (colonial era through the Civil War), antiques, theaters, artisans at work, historic homes, hunting and fishing grounds, golf, white-water rafting, wineries, down-home cooking, Shawnee culture, and Mennonite traditions are just some of things that bring hordes of tourists and second-homeowners to this region each year. 100 black & white photos and maps, general, lodging, and restaurant indexes.

Joan Leotta is a freelance travel writer for a wide variety of magazines and Web sites including the Washington Post, Family Circle, Selling Power, and Military.com. She is a member of Washington Independent Writers and lives in Burke, Virginia.