Virginia

I would want to see this building twice. Once in daylight. Then again after dark, when every hallway…

By Eliza Thornton · Oct 5

Jam first or cream first? Choose carefully. Somebody at the table may take this personally. Afternoon tea has…

By Adeline Parker · Oct 4

Here is the trouble with a lake this easygoing: every ambitious plan starts sounding negotiable. You may bring…

By Clara Whitmore · Oct 4

Here is the trick with this town: leave some of the day completely open. That would actually be…

By Renata Holcombe · Oct 3

Your to-do list can manage one afternoon without you. Bring a swimsuit instead. This adults-only Virginia wellness club…

By Gideon Hartwell · Oct 3

Tell yourself you are only checking one more aisle. Antique malls love that kind of confidence. Here, dealer…

By Clara Whitmore · Oct 2

At first glance, this could be lunch. Walk a little farther, and it starts looking like groceries. The…

By Adeline Parker · Oct 1

Here is one fall rule I can get behind: let dinner choose the exit. A beautiful drive is…

By Gideon Hartwell · Oct 1

Listen, if you are ordering a sticky bun, give up on staying neat now. It will save time.…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 1

Six picnic tables started this whole seafood story. That was back in 1993, when the setup was seasonal,…

By Eliza Thornton · Oct 1

Think canyons need red rock and desert heat? Try dropping 1,600 feet into Appalachian green instead. A river…

By Eliza Thornton · Oct 1

Pick a favorite apple. Or at least try. Now walk into an orchard growing more than 30 varieties…

By Renata Holcombe · Sep 30

Here is a history lesson I would happily show up hungry for. The tavern dates to 1784. The…

By Daniel Mercer · Sep 30

If your plate ends up holding fried catfish, greens, and something sweet, do not explain yourself. You are…

By Lenora Winslow · Sep 30

Keep your eyes on the road. Mostly because the road is about to disappear. Out over the water,…

By Clara Whitmore · Sep 30

At 5 a.m., most of Richmond is still negotiating with the alarm clock. This donut shop is already…

By Eliza Thornton · Sep 30

Some mountain towns make you earn the trailhead with another hour behind the wheel. This one practically hands…

By Adeline Parker · Sep 26

A five-acre corn maze is a very confident way to ask, “How good is your sense of direction?”…

By Eliza Thornton · Sep 26

Croissants are basically edible peer pressure. One buttery layer turns into another, and suddenly the pastry case has…

By Daniel Mercer · Sep 24

Antique shopping is one of the few hobbies where getting sidetracked counts as progress. Inside this multi-dealer market,…

By Eliza Thornton · Sep 24

Corn has better timing than most people I know. Here, fresh rounds are planted every ten days through…

By Gideon Hartwell · Sep 23

The moment goats enter the grocery run, we are clearly dealing with more than groceries. In Madison, Virginia,…

By Adeline Parker · Sep 22

The plot starts before the movie does. This old-school screen nearly had its final credits back in 1999,…

By Lenora Winslow · Sep 22

No need to sugarcoat it: this place has been on a serious candy streak since 1919. In Chesapeake,…

By Daniel Mercer · Sep 21

Big Virginia peanuts. Small batches. More than five decades of practice. That is the short version. The longer…

By Renata Holcombe · Sep 20

The hardest part about a buffet this big is pretending you already know what you want. You probably…

By Adeline Parker · Sep 20

What if the ham you came for is only the beginning? That is the trouble with a place…

By Lenora Winslow · Sep 20

The apples did not get the memo that fall was supposed to go according to plan. An April…

By Renata Holcombe · Sep 19

Honey tastes a little more interesting when the bees did the shopping. At this Virginia farm stand, the…

By Trevor Maddox · Sep 19

Some seafood decisions reveal more about you than they probably should. Clam strips keep things neat and crispy.…

By Renata Holcombe · Sep 18

Antiques, quilts, furniture, pantry goods, and a café have somehow agreed to share the same Virginia address. That…

By Lenora Winslow · Sep 18

I like towns that make you think you understand them, then casually hand you another thousand years of…

By Eliza Thornton · Sep 18

Buffets are basically edible second chances. At this Virginia restaurant, the first plate rarely has to be the…

By Lenora Winslow · Sep 17

Some family recipes get framed. These kept getting dipped in chocolate. In Virginia, one candy-making tradition has moved…

By Renata Holcombe · Sep 16

Virginia dinner plans get weirdly ambitious in the fall. You start by looking for somewhere good to eat.…

By Adeline Parker · Sep 16

Three hours without touching the steering wheel? Fall might finally have a transportation plan. This Virginia train ride…

By Clara Whitmore · Sep 16

A good butcher counter can make your freezer feel wildly underprepared. This Northern Virginia shop has been around…

By Lenora Winslow · Sep 13

This Virginia ice cream stop comes with a very short supply chain. The milk starts on the same…

By Lenora Winslow · Sep 13

For a second, this shoreline looks like it took a wrong turn and ended up in the Caribbean.…

By Renata Holcombe · Sep 12