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These stateside “destination dupes” feel a world away

How @landontalks, a Mississippi art teacher turned internet star, became a noted keeper of Southernisms

In her new book, Ralph Lauren creative director Mary Randolph Carter advocates for cozy homes full of treasures and stories

In Virginia, one writer went a little off the rails to get the wild backstory

Let gravity do the work on these alpine-inspired rides

Savvy booksellers are stepping up to satisfy readers’ cravings for spicy stories

Featuring a secret ingredient straight out of the pantry

Rich, fudgy, and delicious hot or cold

Plus, how raw foods expert WiBi Ashley harnessed the healing power of plants

From viral star to cookbook author, the Virginia chef is living her baking dreams

With towering trees, dazzling lights, extravagant gingerbread, and more

The commonwealth’s quirkiest holiday event happens to be one of its most magical

This bourbon cocktail from the Garden & Gun Club plays a perfect melody on the palate

With their artful depictions of collegiate buildings, a UVA grad’s designs have won fans across the country

Virginia Miller Reeves’s Once in the Blue Moon is a lesson in perseverance in more ways than one

Old-school but updated accommodations on the Chesapeake Bay, Gulf Coast, and other Southern waterways

A real-life Forrest Gump, Tex Robertson jumped boxcars, befriended a president, and helped secure Allied victory on his way to inventing a beloved, bouncy watersport

The bestselling author’s latest book, A Happier Life, is part whodunnit and part beach read

Crafty travelers and social media hobbyists have put an old-school art form back on the map

Fascinated by American history? Book a stay at one of these centuries-old haunts