Virginia

Virginia does barbecue a little differently in every corner of the state, and some of the best smoke…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 7

Virginia has a quiet talent for keeping old diners alive, the kind of places where families slide into…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 7

Some of the best morning meals hide in towns you might drive right past. Tucked into a small…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 7

Some waterfalls make you earn the view with hours of climbing and sore legs. This one asks for…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 6

Somewhere along a quiet Virginia highway, drivers keep pulling off the road for a plate of country ham…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 6

A great ribeye can turn an ordinary drive into a full-on road trip, and Virginia has plenty of…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 6

Along a quiet stretch of the Rappahannock River sits a small town where the water still shapes daily…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 5

Virginia takes its barbecue seriously, and some of the best pork in the state comes out of small…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 5

Tucked along a quiet waterway on a small Virginia island sits a restaurant that regulars talk about long…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 5

Some mornings the sidewalk fills up before the doors even open, and the crowd is not there by…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 4

Tucked along a quiet stretch of Virginia mountain highway sits a small country store where the food does…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 4

Some small towns hide a place where the trains roll past every fifteen minutes and dinner feels like…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 4

A warm cinnamon roll straight from the oven has a way of making an early alarm feel worth…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 3

Some drivers slam on the brakes and swing a U-turn the moment they spot a little country store…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 3

Virginia is famous for its pulled pork, but a quiet brisket movement has been building across the state.…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 3

Virginia has more lakes than most people realize, and many of them are made for exactly the kind…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 2

Virginia has a lot going for it, from mountain views to quiet neighborhoods where kids can grow up…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 2

Tucked into the Allegheny Mountains sits a park where cell signals fade away and a calm lake sits…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 2

Somewhere near the mouth of a wide, slow river in Virginia, a small town has been drawing folks…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 1

Fall in Virginia brings crisp mornings, colorful leaves, and rows of apple trees ready for picking. Grabbing a…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 1

Some places make you slow down without even trying. A little island town off the coast of Virginia…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 1

Supper clubs are one of those cozy dining traditions where the meal takes its time and nobody rushes…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 31

A crystal clear creek, wooden bridges tucked into a shaded gorge, and a 69-foot waterfall waiting at the…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 31

There is something old-fashioned and fun about watching a movie from your own car with the windows down…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 31

Virginia is full of small diners where the coffee stays hot and the pie comes out of the…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 30

Virginia has plenty of shiny new restaurants, but some of the best steaks in the state come from…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 30

Virginia is quietly one of the best places in the country to sip and stare at the Blue…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 30

High on a hill in a quiet Virginia town sits a turn-of-the-century mansion where the coffee arrives at…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 29

Virginia is packed with waterfalls, but the best ones make you earn the reward with a good hike…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 29

Some train rides move you across miles of countryside, and some just move you, plain and simple. Tucked…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 29

Virginia knows how to do comfort food, and the proof shows up in the parking lots that fill…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 28

Virginia is full of small towns where the best meal in the county comes off a well-seasoned grill.…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 28

Virginia is full of small towns that make you slow down the moment you arrive. Think walkable main…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 28

Some restaurants build their reputation over decades, and a few earn a following so loyal that folks happily…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 27

Virginia’s mountains have a way of slowing everything down, especially when the morning fog settles over the ridges…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 27

There is a small building right at the entrance of a historic riverside town in Virginia, and folks…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 27

Virginia is packed with small towns that feel made for slowing down, wandering Main Street, and forgetting your…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 26

Some of the best meals on a road trip hide behind small silver buildings that most drivers zoom…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 26

Tucked along a winding country road in the mountains of southwest Virginia sits a farmhouse that draws families…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 26