Arts and music

Possum's Store

An art gallery and music venue in an old country store in Criglersville, just down the road from Syria toward Madison.

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Skyline Drive Etlan Graves Mill Luray Madison Nethers Sperryville Syria Possum's Store
Panorama across a field toward Old Rag from Route 231 near Etlan.
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Photo of the surrounding area.

The store was renovated in 2019 and shows paintings and wood sculpture. It also hosts a monthly evening of live music, from 6 to 8 PM.

Check the store's website for this month's music date before you drive over.

Hours change with the seasons in rural Virginia. Call or check the website before you drive.

Where to stay, by the drive

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Fields toward the Blue Ridge from Route 231 near Etlan, Madison County.
Unclaimed Some pet-friendly units

Graves Mountain Farm & Lodges

Lodge rooms, cabins, farmhouses and campground · Syria

7min drive

2.7 mi by road · 2.5 mi straight

Panorama across a field toward Old Rag from Route 231 near Etlan.
Host verified Dogs welcome

Birch's Library

Cabin, 1865 homestead · Syria

  • Fire pit
  • Wi-Fi
  • Kitchen
  • Creek or river
  • A/C
  • +1
  • Book direct
26min drive

7.7 mi by road · 6.5 mi straight

Main Street in Sperryville, Virginia, in October.
Unclaimed

Hopkins Ordinary

Bed and breakfast with a brewery · Sperryville

25min drive

16.8 mi by road · 14.4 mi straight

Late fall panorama from Pinnacles Overlook on Skyline Drive, with Old Rag Mountain in the distance.
Unclaimed Dogs welcome

Corbin Cabin (PATC)

Primitive hike-in cabin inside the park · Skyline Drive, mile 37.8 · sleeps 12

54min drive

30.5 mi by road · 10.2 mi straight

Evening light on the rocks of Bearfence Mountain.
Unclaimed Dogs welcome

Pocosin Cabin (PATC)

Primitive hike-in cabin inside the park · Skyline Drive, mile 59.8 · sleeps 8

56min drive

35 mi by road · 10.7 mi straight

Aerial view of Luray, Virginia.
Unclaimed

The Mimslyn Inn

Historic inn · Luray

55min drive

33.8 mi by road · 16.8 mi straight

The Downtown Mall in Charlottesville.
Unclaimed

Boar's Head Resort

Resort · Charlottesville

57min drive

35.8 mi by road · 31.1 mi straight

17 more beyond 60 minutes
Moss phlox on the rocks at Crescent Rock Overlook in spring.
Unclaimed

Lewis Mountain Cabins

Rustic cabins inside the park · Skyline Drive, mile 57.5

1 hr 1 mindrive

37.4 mi by road · 9.7 mi straight

Evening light on the rocks of Bearfence Mountain.
Unclaimed

Lewis Mountain Campground

National park campground (first-come, first-served) · Skyline Drive, mile 57.5

1 hr 1 mindrive

37.4 mi by road · 9.7 mi straight

Fall color in Mathews Arm Campground.
Unclaimed Dogs welcome

Range View Cabin (PATC)

Primitive hike-in cabin inside the park · Skyline Drive, mile 22 · sleeps 8

1 hr 2 mindrive

33.5 mi by road · 19.7 mi straight

Exterior of the Skyland dining room and taproom.
Unclaimed

Skyland

Lodge rooms and cabins inside the park · Skyline Drive, mile 41.7

1 hr 4 mindrive

34.8 mi by road · 10.2 mi straight

Fall color in Mathews Arm Campground.
Unclaimed

Mathews Arm Campground

National park campground · Skyline Drive, mile 22.2

1 hr 4 mindrive

34.1 mi by road · 21.1 mi straight

The Downtown Mall in Charlottesville.
Unclaimed

Keswick Hall

Resort hotel · Keswick

1 hr 6 mindrive

38.9 mi by road · 30.7 mi straight

The Big Run watershed from Big Run Overlook, South District.
Unclaimed

Massanutten Resort

Resort lodging · McGaheysville

1 hr 11 mindrive

44.6 mi by road · 25.2 mi straight

Fog and red blueberry over Big Meadows in fall.
Unclaimed Dogs welcome

Rock Spring Cabin (PATC)

Primitive hike-in cabin inside the park · Skyline Drive, mile 48 · sleeps 8

1 hr 15 mindrive

40.7 mi by road · 8.8 mi straight

Lower Doyles River Falls.
Unclaimed Dogs welcome

Doyles River Cabin (PATC)

Primitive hike-in cabin inside the park · Skyline Drive, mile 81.1 · sleeps 12

1 hr 17 mindrive

44.8 mi by road · 25.1 mi straight

Sunrise over Big Meadows.
Unclaimed

Big Meadows Campground

National park campground (reservation only) · Skyline Drive, mile 51

1 hr 19 mindrive

44.7 mi by road · 8.8 mi straight

Exterior of Big Meadows Lodge.
Unclaimed

Big Meadows Lodge

Lodge rooms and cabins inside the park · Skyline Drive, mile 51

1 hr 20 mindrive

44.8 mi by road · 9 mi straight

Loft Mountain Wayside on Skyline Drive.
Unclaimed

Loft Mountain Campground

National park campground · Skyline Drive, mile 79.5

1 hr 20 mindrive

44.7 mi by road · 24.8 mi straight

Downtown Middleburg, Virginia.
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1 hr 36 mindrive

57.1 mi by road · 46.7 mi straight

West Beverley Street in Staunton.
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Blackburn Inn

Inn and conference center · Staunton

1 hr 37 mindrive

70.8 mi by road · 46.8 mi straight

West Beverley Street in Staunton.
Unclaimed

Hotel 24 South

Historic hotel · Staunton

1 hr 38 mindrive

71.2 mi by road · 46.9 mi straight

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