Virginia

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

Some meals turn into small road trips, and this one has folks planning their whole day around a…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 25

Virginia is full of small towns where the best dessert isn’t at a chain bakery but at a…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 25

A Victorian home built in 1889 still welcomes overnight guests in coastal Virginia, and it has quietly earned…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 25

Some places reward you for slowing down and simply wandering, and there is a stretch of central Virginia…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 24

Some places keep humming along long after the world around them has changed, and this little counter-and-booth spot…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 24

Somewhere in the western Virginia hills, a curved wooden bridge has been arching over a clear mountain creek…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 24

Some places seem to freeze time along with their treats, staying almost exactly the same while the world…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 23

Summer in the Virginia countryside comes with a quiet ritual. Families load up the car, drive past rolling…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 23

Virginia is full of big-city dining spots, but some of the best steaks are found in small towns…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 23

Plenty of drivers have zipped past this place on the way to somewhere else, never guessing what waited…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 22

Somewhere in Richmond sits a former wholesale meat warehouse that now guards thousands of used and rare books,…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 22

A short walk along a shaded creek in western Virginia opens up to a limestone arch so tall…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 22

Just off Interstate 81, tucked into the Shenandoah Valley, sits a roadside spot that has been feeding travelers…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 21

Virginia has a soft spot for early mornings, and its small towns hide some of the best bakeries…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 21

Fried catfish has a way of turning a regular drive into a proper road trip in Virginia. From…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 21

High on a Virginia mountaintop sits a small spot that draws people back trip after trip, and the…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 20

Fall in Virginia has a way of making you slow down. The mountains turn shades of gold and…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 20