35 has become known as the "Crooked Road Region" with dozens of sites celebrating oldtime mountain music on The Crooked Road: Virginia's Heritage Music Trail. But don't get confused: You must still take the actual route of The Crooked Road (crookedroad.org) from Rocky Mount to Breaks Interstate Park for more than 250 miles to connect sites like the Blue Ridge Music Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway to the Carter Family Fold, Heartwood and the Ralph Stanley Museum. 48 BlueRidgeCountry.com 33 32 11. Cruise Cade's Cove. You won't make much time coming to Cade's Cove, but that's just the point. This Smokies spot is a hidden valley with a scenic road, picture-http://www.crookedroad.org http://www.BlueRidgeCountry.com