Blue Ridge Parkway reopens to NC state line! For visitors to Southwest Virginia, please check 511 Virginia for up-to-date road closures and delays. Click here for  Read More

Brewing Musically: Where Great Beers and Great Music Meet

Virginia is home to some of the most delicious and creative beers anywhere, and there’s an excellent chance that while you’re reading this, somewhere in the commonwealth, devoted fans of craft brewing are gathered at the source to enjoy the sights, sounds, and tastes of the brewery boom that’s taken…

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Taking the Train: Arriving in Virginia via Amtrak

Once you get past the three hour mark, driving can become unbearable for many people. A road trip that may have been fun with a larger group is more of a tiring inconvenience. Whether you are traveling alone or with the entire family, book passage on an Amtrak train for your next vacation to…

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Take a Musical Journey through Virginia

Virginia's music scene boasts a broad array of genres - from outdoor Beach and Bluegrass events in the warm-weather months, Orchestra and Opera at some of the country's grandest concert halls, top billing entertainers at our nation’s only national park performance venue to soulful Jazz and Blues at…

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Our Seventeen Favorite Warm Weather Activities

We’ve been feeling inspired with the consecutive days of great weather we have had in Virginia this week. But knowing our typical spring forecast trends, it won’t last! Instead of wasting these temperate days staying indoors, we are ready to fill them with springtime fun. Get outside and enjoy the…

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Interactive Farm Tours in Virginia

If the combination of animals and fresh air sound like a dream come true to you, these farms around Virginia will let you get pretty close to wildlife and learn all about farm practices. Visit one of these farms to get back to nature and experience the Virginia outdoors in a whole new way! Smith…

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