Seven Bends State Park is Virginia's 41st state park, a 1,066-acre day-use area in Shenandoah County near Woodstock along the North Fork Shenandoah River, featuring the scenic Seven Bends where the river curves dramatically through floodplain terraces and old farm fields.
Williamsburg, Virginia, founded in 1699 as the capital of the Virginia Colony, was originally named Middle Plantation before being renamed in honor of King William III.
The NRA National Firearms Museum, located in Fairfax, Virginia, on the ground floor of the NRA headquarters, houses approximately 3,000 firearms across 15,000 square feet and spans 15 galleries covering nearly 700 years of firearms history.
Assateague Island is a 37-mile-long barrier island off the coasts of Maryland and Virginia, known for its pristine sandy beaches, salt marshes, maritime forests, and diverse ecosystems.
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia is a 14,000-acre protected area established in 1943 to preserve critical habitats for migratory birds and other wildlife.
The Shenandoah Valley in Virginia is a broad, fertile valley about 150 miles long and 25 miles wide, lying between the Blue Ridge Mountains on the east and the Allegheny Mountains on the west.
The Governor's Palace in Williamsburg, Virginia, was the official residence of the royal governors of the Colony of Virginia and later housed Virginia's first two elected governors, Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson.
Natural Bridge State Park in Virginia is centered around a stunning 215-foot limestone natural arch carved by Cedar Creek, which is believed to have formed millions of years ago from an underground river tunnel collapsing except for this remaining structure.
Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia Beach spans over 9,000 acres of diverse habitats including marshes, dunes, woodlands, beaches, and freshwater wetlands, established in 1938 to provide critical feeding and resting areas for migrating and wintering waterfowl such as ducks, snow geese, and tundra swans.
Bear Creek Lake State Park is a 326-acre park in Cumberland, Virginia, nestled within the vast 16,000-acre Cumberland State Forest, featuring a central 40-acre manmade lake built in 1938 by the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Trump Winery in Virginia, situated just outside Charlottesville on the Monticello Wine Trail, is the state’s largest vineyard with about 1,300 acres of picturesque land and 227 acres dedicated to French vinifera grapes, making it the largest of its kind on the East Coast.
Charlottesville, Virginia, founded in 1762 and named after Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, developed along an early trade route connecting Richmond to the Great Valley.
Lake Anna State Park spans 3,127 acres on the northern shore of the 13,000-acre Lake Anna reservoir in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, a site once home to the historic Goodwin Gold Mine from 1829.
The Mariners' Museum and Park in Newport News, Virginia, is one of the largest maritime museums in North America and was founded in 1930 by Archer Milton Huntington.
