Virginia

Roanoke Valley Offers Nature, History

By Kathie Farnellfeatured, Hotel Roanoke, Mill Mountain Theatre, Norfolk & Western Railway, O. Winston Link Museum, Roanoke Regional Airport, Roanoke Valley, Virginia, Virginia Museum of Transportation

Virginia’s Roanoke Valley boasts an ideal setting–between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountains, yet easily accessible via interstate and the […]

Richmond: Rising Star of New South

By Terry ConwayConfederacy, Confederate States of America, featured, Jefferson Davis, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Mary Todd Lincoln, Richmond, Virginia, Virginia State Capitol

They ain’t whistling Dixie so much anymore. Long revered as the heart of the Old Confederacy, Richmond stubbornly has earned […]

Charlottesville, VA: Life in a Garden of Eden

By Terry ConwayCharlottesville Virginia, featured, Monticello, Rita Mae Brown, Thomas Jefferson, University of Virginia, Virginia

George Washington may be the father of our country, but surely Thomas Jefferson was the smartest guy in the room. […]

24th Annual Downtown Hampton, Virginia Lighted Boat Parade Returns December 1

By adminChesapeake Bay, Fort Monroe, Hampton, Hampton Coliseum, Hampton River, Hampton Roads, Hampton University, Virginia

Hampton, Virginia– On December 1, cruise into the holiday spirit at the 24th annual Downtown Hampton Lighted Boat Parade. More […]

Meet Jefferson Davis at the Cross Keys House in Union

By Sherry Jacksonfeatured, Historical Society, History, Jefferson Davis, New Jersey, South Carolina, Union, Upstate South Carolina, Virginia

The Cross Keys home is considered one of the oldest and most significant homes in the Upstate of South Carolina. […]