Abingdon, Virginia: perfect weekend getaway

Just four hours from Raleigh, Abingdon is a perfect getaway for a long weekend. Here are just a few of the things you can do.

• Stay at the historic Martha Washington Inn, which has a spa, restaurant, indoor pool, children’s play area, tennis and pickleball courts, and 18-hole mini golf course.

• Bike the Virginia Creeper Trail, a 34.2-mile trail that winds through wooded paths alongside a creek and a river.

• Attend shows at the Barter Theatre, the oldest professional Equity theater company in the U.S.

• Dine at Luke’s Cafe for the best fish tacos ever.

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– Jan Schroder, The Travel 100