Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05
FALL IN VIRGINIA
LURES MOTORISTS
Automobile Club of America
Turns to JourneyingS in
the Southland.

the nneSJ seasons OF the year 1Or
motor trip throughout this beautiful
State, for then the Allegheny and Blue
Ridge Mountains are decked in all theil
Autumnal splendor.
Besides the States incompatible
Shenandoah Valley, with its magnifi-
cent mountain walls, there are other
sections that call to the motor tourist
because of their beauty and history.
There is the Tidewater country, with
its wide estuaries. its pine forests and
its river clinging towns: there is the
grass areas and hanging valleys; the
superb Piedmont section, with its fine
estates, its broad panoramas and its
hunt clubs; the southside, with its to-
bacco fields and cotton plantations; the
Eastern Shore, with its truck gardens
and farms.
Having summed up possible Summer
tours through New England, the Auto
mobile Club of America, located in New
York City, abandons the Northern Sec
ton, with its oncoming chilly blasts,
and devotes its travelogue this week
to the Old Dominion. Eliminating the
journey from Gotham to the National
Cao;tal by way of the Lincoln Highway,
the motoring club depicts the attrac-
tions Of washington and the Virginia
routes as follows:
Capital Mecca for Tourists.
Washington. the Capital of the coun-
try, is naturally the mecca for sight
seers throughout the year. Its lovely
site was selected by George Washing
ton, the first President of the United
States, for whom the city was named.
Divided into four parts, with the Cap
1tol as the center, a rectangular Sys-
tenn of streets is interSected by 81
broad avenues radiating from the Cap
itol, the White House and other points.
Its fame as city of magnificent dis
tances was gained from the unusual
width of its treets, combined with large
park and public building areas. Among
its MANY points of interest may be list
ed the Capitol, the White House, Wash
ington Monument. the Lincoln Memo
rial, the pubic buildings. the public
gardens and the Botanical Gardens.
Leaving the city the motorist may
first pass through Arlington, where the
National Cemetery is located. with the
amuhitheater and the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier, and on to AleXan-
dria, with its old Christ Church. where
Washington and Lee were pewholders,
and then down to Mount Vernon, where
Washington lived and where his tomb
NAV be seen.
Running along the National High
way, route No. /, pass through Dunn
fries, Fredericksburg and boswell into
Richmond, built on seven hills along
the James River and replete with men,
cries of Revolutionary and Colonial
days. Here in St. Johns Church, dur
ing the session of the Virginia Conven-
ton of IT'S, Patrick Henry made his
impassioned plea for liberty or death"
Other historical points are the Jeffer-
Sfn Davis Mansion, or White House OF
the Confeceracy; the home of John
Marshall. and Masonic Hall, where
Washington was grand master, and on
Monument avenue may be seen splen-
did monuments to Davis, Lee, Jackson
and Stuart.
Route to Virginia Beach.
Run eastward out of Richmond,
through Toano, Williamsburg and Lee
Hall over to Newport News, thence
across the bridge over the James River,
the worlds longest highway bridge,
then over the Crittenden Bridge and
the Nansemond River Bridge into
Portsmouth, where the ferry should be
taken to Norfolk. From here it is 20
miles out to Virginia Beach, the States
year-round playground on the Atlantic
Ocean. The Summer season here is
long extending from May to November
and during this time the two-and-a-
half-mile boardwalk is always crowded
Bathing in the ocean may be enjoyed
during this period Golf, tennis, riding,
fishing and yachting may be enjoyed
throughout the year North Of Virginia
Beach lies Cape Henry. with its light
house and its picturesque desert with
its impressive sand dunes.
Returning to Richmond, the motorist
should run back along route / to Ash
land and then strike westward along
route SO, passing through Louisa and
Charlottesville, where Monticello, the
home of Thomas jefferson, is located
into Staunton. Turn south here through
Lexington into Natural Bridge, one Of
Virginia's sights that should not be
missed. It is of interest to know what
Henry Clay wrote of this natural won-
der as follows: 1.-The bridge not made
with hands, that spans river, carries
highway, and makes two mountains
one" The bridge is Illuminated at
night, and presents very different
aspect at this time than it does by day.
The motorist before turning northward
should be sure to continue down to
Roanoke, called the Magic CITY. Prom
the top of Mill Mountain here may be
seen magnificent vista Of .Roanoke's
sector Of the great Virginia Valley and
Of the busting metropolis itself A
splendid highway leads to its summit.
Travel West Through Clifton Forge.
Returning to Lexington, the home Of
V. NJ. I. and Washington and Lee Col
leges, turn westward through Clifton
Forge over to White Sulphur Springs,
lying over the State line in West Vir-
GINA, in the heart of the Alleghanies,
and one of the most famous Of all re-
sorts In the East. Retrace to Covington
and then turn northward through Heal
ing Springs into Hot Springs. lying in
Warm Springs Valley, another equally
well known resort.
Run up to Warm Springs, then east
ward up to the top of Warm Spring
Mountain, then down into Goshen. Run
ncrthward to Churchville and eastward
into Stanton Running northward UP
the gorgeous Valley Of the Shenandoah
River. at Burketown, turn of to the
right for trip over to the Grottoes
and the Grand Caverns. Here buried
deep under the Blue Ridge Mountains
are a group of chambers so spacious
they comprise a veritable buried city"
Great stalagmites and stalactites in
grotesque and awe-inspiring shapes
make the place appear like the master
piece of sculptor. Among the many
striking features are the Grotto OF the
Lily, the Grand Ball Room, the Bridal
Veil, Cathedral Hall and the Lindbergh
Bridge, named In honor Of Lindbergh 8
flight across the Atlantic.
Back on the main highway run
through Harrisonburg and then miles