Its main street runs along a ridge, either side of which affords views of near and distant mountains. Commence the loop by following North Main Street east for 2.3 miles to a dead end on U.S. 23. Turn left and north onto US 23 towards Tennessee and Sam's Gap. In one reincarnation a restaurant, a gift shop and now a wedding chapel. The Sam's family remain residents of the county.
Landscape features to look for are log bridges.
Distinctive in the county are fragile-looking log or plank bridges that span the creeks to provide access from the roads to dwelling places. Some will support autos, some will not. Tobacco fields, dotting the county, are often tucked into the turnings of roads. Sun-cured burley tobacco culture began in the early 1330s, supplanting flue cured tobacco that was grown all through the 1800s and into the 20th century. Tobacco is marketed the week before Christmas.