Marvel at 60-ft black water falls, hiking, skiing, mountains, a 900-ft sandstone formation, the world’s longest ribbon stalactite, and an underground lake with trout.
This 100-mile tour takes you from Blackwater Falls State Park all the way to the Virginia border through Monongahela and George Washington National Forest. Your drive takes you through what many calls as “God’s Country” because of its natural beauty. Start your drive around Blackwater Falls State Park, close to the town of Davis. It’s famous for its 60-foot falls that appear black due to the acid from fallen hemlock and Red Spruce needles.
Trace Route 32 south to the Canaan Valley Resort State Park. The park offers skiing, hiking, and views of the mountains of the Potomac Highland. Go on through the town of Harman to Route 55. Here you climb Read more . . .
For a fascinating start to this trip, begin in Morehead with a stopover to the Kentucky Folk Art Center. Here, you can learn about the past culture of Daniel Boone and Eastern Kentucky. From there, take U.S. 60 west to Route 801, which runs along Cave Run Lake, an 8,400-acre blue lake bordered by forests that extend all the way to the water. This is a good spot to do some outstanding muskie fishing and to enjoy some great boating. Nearby Zilpo Road, the state’s only National Forest Scenic Byway, leads you to the Zilpo Recreation Area with its overlooks of the forests, lake, and entrance to the Sheltowee Trace Trail. 
Leave Lexington to the south on Route 68 and drive to Harrodsburg over some of the best rolling roads lined with field-stone fences in the heart of the Bluegrass portion of Kentucky. Short trips on side streets can put the best of roller coasters to shame. There’s a wealth of American history to take in during the 115-mile drive, as well as the Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill. The village is located halfway between Harrodsburg and Lexington, the first permanent settlement in Kentucky. Continue your drive south for 10 miles and you will reach Danville, one of Kentucky’s historic communities. Coming from Danville, head west on Route 150 to the heart of the Civil War action in Perrysville. 
Beginning in Milford, about 20 miles south of Dover, head south on Route One to Lewes. The Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge, between Milford and Milton, is full of ducks and geese in the fall and spring, and White-Tailed Deer are often sighted. It is well worth a stopover. The next break on your drive is Lewes. The place is most popular for the Lewes-Cape May Ferry that will take you on a pleasant ride across the mouth of Delaware Bay for a reasonable charge. In 1631, Lewes was founded, so there are many historical edifices in town, especially on Third Street.