Virginia

Syllabubs

Recipe

Early revelers adored this cloud-like dessert beverage—a simple recipe that still feels festive today

An outdoor mall

Travel

The bestselling author celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of his Virginia town’s beloved pedestrian mall

view from inside a tent looking out into the mountains

Arts & Culture

Get back to nature—and go back in time—at a Virginia campsite’s Revolution-themed tents

A navy living room with a mural

Home & Garden

A pandemic-era leap led a D.C. couple to a dreamy Virginia farm

People hold a long quilt outside

Arts & Culture

Stitched by Americans from all fifty states, the 2,500-block patchwork is a sweeping tribute to the nation’s birthday

a grove of American chestnuts

2026 Bucket List

Decades of conservation work have brought the functionally extinct tree back to public lands

A golfer hitting in a fairway

2026 Bucket List

Top golfers, softballers, and surfers will head to Augusta, Oklahoma City, Virginia Beach, and a sports bar near you

A woman behind a bakery counter

Food & Drink

The long-awaited reopening of a tasty Virginia favorite also comes with a few surprises

pecan pie

Distilled

The lauded Virginia retreat shares its recipe for a holiday-worthy tart that’s a gift to both bourbon and chocolate lovers

Christmas wreath on gate

home & garden

See the bounty of fruit-studded wreaths, handmade ornaments, and greenery-draped doorways galore

A bald eagle flies over a river

Conservation

Captain Mike Ostrander leads river tours into one of the densest bald eagle populations in the Lower 48

A watercolor painting of a man standing in a stream, fishing

Traditions

A trout fisherman discovers it’s not always conventional medicine that brings respite

Virginia fried apples

Recipe

An old-fashioned spice mixture kicks up this skillet-cooked breakfast side

syrup being poured over banana pancakes

Food & Drink

Virginia is for… pancake lovers? Forking into a syrup-soaked mystery

A starry sky over a stretch of water

Travel

Stargazing in one of the last wild places on the Atlantic Coast

A brown and white baby pony

Arts & Culture

The sale of the bay pinto filly, who will remain wild, generated a fittingly round number for the event’s centennial anniversary

a grove of American chestnuts

CONSERVATION

“When you visit these places, you’re experiencing a monumental step in the restoration of a historic landscape that had basically vanished from the earth”

A cabin sits on the edge of a mountain and overlooks a valley

Travel

The lauded Virginia mountain lodge reaches a new peak with an impressive revamp

A museum exhibit featuring puppets from Sesame Street

Travel

Nature centers, theaters, and hands-on exhibits to enthrall the whole family

A street with outdoor dining in a downtown

Travel

Dig into the Shenandoah Valley’s charming hidden gem