Vint Hill Farms Station, a historic and seemingly quiet Virginia dairy farm, served as a US Army communications base from 1944 to 1997. The farm is now home to The Cold War Museum and its impressive collection of World War II and Cold War artifacts. Vint Hill Farms Station has seen a lot of history...

Visit False Cape State Park, one of the Atlantic coast’s last undeveloped areas with miles of unspoiled beaches, woods, marshlands, and more. Enjoy hiking and biking trails, boating, beach-combing, and a wealth of wildlife. False Cape State Park, located in southern Virginia Beach, is a mile-...

Visit Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna, VA and take in 95 acres of majestic views, including three lakes and thousands of plants from across the temperate world. Gardiner Means and Caroline Ware were, among other things, lifelong environmentalists. They bought the 74-acre farm that forms the...

The Menokin plantation house and national landmark in Warsaw, VA is in perilous, partially collapsed condition. A bold plan is underway to replace the missing walls and roof with structural glass for one of the most revolutionary historic house museums on the planet. Francis Lightfoot Lee, one of o...

Stately Mount Rogers is Virginia’s highest peak. The Mount Rogers National Recreation Area that surrounds it is home to great hikes, amazing views, a herd of wild ponies, and much more. 5,729 foot tall Mount Rogers is located in southwest Virginia. The isolated peak is the fourth-highest Stat...

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) is home works by Degas, Cézanne, Renoir, Fabergé, and large collections of African, Indian, and Tibetan art. In fact, the permanent collection holds more than 35,000 works of art, spanning 5,000 years of world history! The Virginia Museum of Fin...

Whether you’re a fan of quilting, art, history – or all three – the Virginia Quilt Museum is well worth your attention. The museum features three full floors of exhibits, located in a historic house, nestled in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley. First and foremost, quilts are to...

American Celebration On Parade is home to more than 20 full-size parade floats from big national events. Presidential Inaugurations, Thanksgiving Parades, Miss America Pageants, and much more. And all in the same complex that is home to Shenandoah Caverns! Everyone loves a parade, as they say. If t...

Virginia’s Old Cape Henry Lighthouse, built in 1792, is one of the oldest lighthouses in the country. The third oldest still standing, in fact – and it’s open for tours! Actually, Cape Henry is home to two lighthouses. The “new” and still active one was built just 357...