sajan

Hi,

Any suggestion for a trip from New Jersey to NORTH Carolina
which route is scenic, interesting
Any good spots for photography
where town to stay, any small towns or bed and breakfast suggestions
Any recommendation for place to do furniture shopping

Thanks

Dukey1

Furniturelandsouth

Dukey1

Then again, you might actually do better if you stop by Greenfront (Furniture) in Farmville, VA

Gretchen

Furniture shopping is wall to wall near High Point and Hickory. Hendricks Furniture is legendary.

thursdaysd

Skyline Drive plus Blue Ridge Parkway.

emalloy

The area around High Point, NC has furniture a plenty. I'd head west and pick up the Skyline Drive/Blue Ridge Pkwy in Front Royal and go south for some nice scenery and photo ops

RoamsAround

We bought a whole houseful of furniture at Furnitureland South - www.furniturelandsouth.com - 12 miles from Greensboro. Over 1,000,000 sq. ft. of showroom with furniture from just about every manufacturer. We saved a ton of money compared to stores in our area.

As for which routing to take:

How much time do you have to make the trip?

Where are your actual starting and ending points?

Are you willing to detour off a "direct" route? If so, avoid Interstates as they are not particularly "scenic". Take lesser highways and country roads instead.

Consider taking Skyline Drive through the Shenandoah National Park - very, very scenic 100+ mile drive.

Lots of scenic/historical areas in Virginia including George Washington & Jefferson National Forest with miles upon miles scenic roads and trails.

Many, many Revolutionary and Civil War era historical sites in Virginia including places like Monticello, Montpelier, Mount Vernon - all worth side trips.

Consider side trips to Annapolis, Janestown or Colonial Williamsburg

Hint: Plot out your intended route on Google Maps then see what historical/scenic places that are nearby that might interest you.

For a great B&B with Michelin 2-star restaurant very near the Skyline Drive check out the Inn at Little Washington (Little Washington, VA).

sajan

@Gretchen: what do you mean by " wall to wall "

Gretchen

As Emalloy says, all the furniture outlets you could want to visit, everywhere, many, etc.

RoamsAround

"Wall to wall" = multiple furniture manufacture wholesale outlets in the area. It's the "furniture capital" of the country. You can find just about everything furniture-wise in the High Point metropolitian area.

Ackislander

US 29 from west of Washington, DC, to the Greensboro, NC area is a pleasant, mostly four lane highway that passes through a lot of rural Virginia scenery and near a lot of historical sites like Montpelier, Monticello, Ash Lawn, and Poplar Forest.