Outdoor Adventure HISTORIC SITES Learn about traditional crafts, music, customs and a living history farm at the Blue Ridge Institute & Farm Museum at Ferrum College. Visit Booker T. Washington National Monument to learn about the famous AfricanAmerican educator and statesman who grew up as a slave on the 207-acre tobacco farm near what is now Westlake Corner. JEFF REID The Jubal A. Early Homeplace (c. 1814) near Boones Mill has been preserved and refurbished, and now houses educational exhibits. Poplar Forest, the summer home of Thomas Jefferson, includes lessons on life, architecture and gardening during the lifetime of our nation's third president. The Crooked Road is a 330-mile driving trail that begins in Rocky Mount and winds through Southwest Virginia that connects nine major venues and 60-plus affiliated venues and festivals that celebrate the region's musical heritage. At the Virginia Museum of Natural History in Martinsville you'll find award-winning exhibits, ground-breaking scientific research and educational programs for all ages. SML DAM VISITOR CENTER The Smith Mountain Dam Visitor's Center features hands-on exhibits and audiovisuals that illustrate how the dam was built and how it produces hydroelectricity. An outdoor overlook of the dam and lake provides excellent photo opportunities. 42 | VISITSMITHMOUNTAINLAKE.COM ANDY BRUNS JEFF REIDhttp://www.VISITSMITHMOUNTAINLAKE.COM