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A quarry surrounded by green life

Travel

One visit to Quarry Gardens and you’ll know this reborn, peaceful place is no longer the pits

A man on a tractor with an umbrella attached to the top driving through fields of peanut plants.

Elisha Barnes uses an old-fashioned “shocking” method to produce a sweeter flavor—and a well-nourished community

A tunnel through a mountain with train tracks running into it.

Travel

This tucked-away Virginia retreat offers much more than a pretty hole in the ground

Morels with scallop and ramp sauce.

Food & Drink

Eight delicious courses—and eight interesting things to know about Ian Boden’s new dining destination in Staunton

Two dogs outside the porch of a historic white home

Travel

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

An artist sits on the floor of his studio with a painting of a little girl and a woman behind him

Arts & Culture

A Penland alum’s blown glass and paintings burst with energy

A woman sits at a desk and works on a taxidermy duck

Arts & Culture

From her Virginia studio, a taxidermist resurrects the beauty of the field

Sporting

With a hatchet, a knife, paintbrushes, and a deep reverence for nature and American folk art, Mark McNair turns out some of the finest decoys ever to float the Atlantic coast

A river snakes through a sunlit canyon

Travel

Be it rugged mountains, desert, or swamp, the diversity of the South is best witnessed off the beaten path

A black and white photo of Julia Child

Food & Drink

A Richmond exhibition spotlights the culinary icon’s Virginia connections, including her friendship with one of today’s top chefs

A woman holds a bird in her hand and kneels in the marshland

Land & Conservation

Through ecotours, advocacy, and artisanal salt, they’re sharing the flavors, history, and natural beauty of one of the East Coast’s wildest places

Inside a dark wood room with ornate paneling

Travel

Retreat to quiet luxury and grandeur at these meticulously restored historic properties

A spring peeper frog on a twig in a forest

Travel

Come to Highland County for a sweet festival and stay for the peep(ers) show

A sailboat in a blue bay with a rocky outcropping

Travel

It’d be fun to play castaway for a day in these natural wonderlands

A woman in a button down sits in a garden

Gardens

The design legend shares tips and stories in her beautiful new book

Food & Drink

Mark your calendars for surf, turf, and sweet onions

A grey heron and white egret in the marsh

Travel

The famous ponies are the main attraction, but this tiny Eastern Shore town has much more to offer

A group of people sit outside in a lush garden, seated at a table. They cheers with wine glasses.

Home & Garden

The mountain property becomes an oasis for entertaining friends and putting down roots

Inside a dark, elegant bourbon bar with velvet green chairs, leather sofas, and a tall bar with a ladder

Food & Drink

From vast libraries to a vintage emporium, these recently opened bars keep bourbon front and center

Taken from the second-floor balcony, looking down at the pool at the Hotel Lucine surrounded by lounge chairs and umbrellas.

Seven Southern

Retro roadside getaways worth braking for