Headed down to Front Royal Va. for a week from Vermont. Planning to ride around in northern Va. Including the Skyline Drive. I'm looking for any must see recommendations while we are there. I enjoy anything history related and will spend some time in Gettysburg. Good places to eat are alson on my need list. Thanks

 

Awsome place I have done that ride quite a few times. Cherahola skyway is awsome. Check out Shenandoah Harley dealer while your down there too. Will you also go to the tail of the dragon?

 

Definitely catch some of the Civil War sites along the way (Gettysburg, Fredricksburg, etc.)...they're very fascinating. Enjoy!

 

Not going to make it to the Dragon sadly this time, but it's on the list for the next time I'm that far down south.

 

Harpers Ferry is beautiful, and the Antietam Battlefield ( near Frederick, Md,) was incredible, (on your way to Va.)

 

+1 Harpers Ferry is a great historic town to stop at.

 

Harpers Ferry, Manassas and Antietam Battlefields. My sig pic is from Manassas Battlefield.

 

What i would do is run down skyline get off at rt33 Harrisonburg,va run 33 up over Shenandoah mountain then pick up 28 to smokehole then 42 to Mt Storm to 50 then head east on 50. or up 219 to Deep creek lake.

 

Did that ride last year. At the end of the Skyline you are fairly close to Charlottesville Virginia (about 30 miles). The Thomas Jefferson estate "Monticello" is there. If you like history I would highly recommend it. We stayed at a Hilton Garden right off of 64. Very nice hotel.
After visiting Monticello we decided to check back into the hotel and stay another day and went to the University and to the downtown outdoor mall and had a great time. Lots of restaurants there.

 

Skyline Drive sucks. You gotta pay to get on it, the speed limit is 35, geezers and Bambi watchers everywhere.
Take the Sperryville exit for lunch (Route 211). At the bottom of the mountain, there are some artsy-fartsy shops in the area. After lunch in Sperryville, head back up the mountain, past the Skyline Drive entrance and down the other side. BIG fun.