A mountain retreat along the Blue Ridge Parkway has hit the market asking $12.995 million. The 30-acre property in Linville, North Carolina, comes with its own helipad.

The Blue Ridge Tunnel is also an easy trail with views of the active railroad line. Those who want a challenge can try a portion of the Appalachian Trail, about three miles from Waynesboro.

The Blue Ridge Parkway offers spectacular views of striking mountain vistas in the vicinity of Roanoke. Courtesy of Visit Roanoke By Jeff and Ginny Orenstein Note: The venues mentioned are open, some ...

Follow the Appalachian spring from Charlotte, N.C., to Nashville, Tenn., some 480 miles across the Blue Ridge Mountains and Cumberland Plateau via Highways US-74 W and US-64 W.