Virginia

There is something about a cold root beer in a heavy frosted mug that instantly takes you back…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 19

Virginia has plenty of busy highways and crowded suburbs, but it also holds towns where life moves at…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 19

There is a place in northern Virginia where 300 golden ginkgo trees drop a carpet of yellow leaves…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 19

Somewhere off Interstate 81 in Virginia, a limestone arch rises more than 200 feet into the air, and…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 18

Virginia packs a surprising amount of adventure into a small tank of gas. You can wander mountain overlooks,…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 18

Somewhere in the highlands of southwest Virginia sits a place where the pace slows down and the streets…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 18

Tucked along the marshy edge of Virginia’s Eastern Shore sits a tiny waterside community where the pace of…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 17

Beneath the rolling green hills of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley sits a hidden world of towering stone columns, mirror-still…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 17

Somewhere in the far southwest corner of Virginia, there is a mountain landscape where free-roaming ponies wander open…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 17

Plenty of drivers zip past this spot on the highway without ever guessing what waits just beyond the…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 16

Some places in Richmond hum with quiet color no matter the month, and one of them spreads across…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 16

Some places refuse to let the past fade, and a certain movie palace in Richmond has spent nearly…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 16

Virginia is full of small towns that pack a lot into just a few blocks. Some sit along…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 15

Just outside the buzz of the Washington beltway sits a village so small you can stroll its heart…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 15

Virginia has a way of hiding its best meals inside small towns you might drive right past. The…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 15

Some buildings have been standing since before the United States even existed, and a rare few still serve…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 14

There is a place in Virginia where the streets are closed to cars, the buildings are made by…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 14

Some restaurants get remodeled every few years to chase the latest trend. Then there are the rare places…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 14

Some towns hide their best breakfast behind a plain storefront, and this one is no exception. Tucked along…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 13

Some morning spots earn a reputation the old-fashioned way, one plate of hotcakes and one hot cup of…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 13

Some of the best meals on a road trip come from spots you almost drive right past. On…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 13

Some places refuse to trade their history for shiny new gadgets, and a certain bowling alley in southern…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 12

Some places in Virginia refuse to change with the times, and folks love them all the more for…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 12

Tucked into the Blue Ridge foothills of northern Virginia sits a community built entirely around the idea of…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 12

Some waterways make you work for every stroke, and others let you drift along while the whole day…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 11

Some restaurants earn a following that stretches far past their own zip code, and this one in Greene…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 11

Some of the wildest coastline on the East Coast sits just a short distance from one of Virginia’s…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 11

Tucked into the mountains of Southwest Virginia sits a small town that keeps popping up on the radar…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 10

Tucked into a quiet corner of the Cumberland Mountains sits a park where the past feels close enough…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 10

There is a stretch of Main Street in a quiet Virginia town where the coffee stays hot, the…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 10

Tucked into the southwestern corner of Virginia sits a stretch of open mountaintop where wild ponies wander freely…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 9

Tucked into the folds of Southwest Virginia, there is a town where the cost of daily living stays…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 9

Richmond hides a warehouse of secondhand surprises that seems to stretch on forever, with room after room stuffed…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 9

Tucked into the Allegheny Mountains of western Virginia sits a park where the roads curve past a quiet…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 8

Virginia sits right on the Chesapeake Bay, which means blue crab is basically a way of life here.…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 8

Some places along a highway make you want to slow down instead of speed past. In the Shenandoah…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 8

Virginia is full of small towns where the best meal in the area is not at a chain…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 7

Tucked into the far southwestern corner of Virginia sits a small town that keeps drawing older adults looking…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 7

Some of the best mountain views in Virginia sit just a mile away from your car, and you…

By Mason Fairfax · Aug 7