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Regions Virginia : Appomattox Basin, Eastern Shore, Middle Peninsula, Northern Neck, Piedmont, Ridge-and-valley Appalachians, Southside Virginia and Tidewater

Tourism : Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Beach, James River, Colonial Williamsburg, Shenandoah Valley, Fairfax County, Hampton Roads, South Hill, West Point, Blue Ridge Mountains, Front Royal, Northern Neck, East Coast, Potomac River, Washington Street, Blue Ridge Parkway, Nelson County, Mount Vernon.
 
Major Metros an cities in Virginia : Richmond, Roanoke, Virginia Beach / Hampton Roads, Washington and D.C. / Northern, and more.

The Commonwealth of Virginia is one of the original thirteen states of the United States that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. It is primarily considered to be part of the Southern United States but is sometimes included in the Mid-Atlantic States.

Capital City Virginia : Richmond.


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Camping / Campgrounds / RV Parks

Camping in Virginia can be back-to-basics primitive, on well-developed tent sites with electric/water hookups or on RV sites with resort-style amenities, such as cable television!
Whatever you love in a camping trip, Virginia welcomes you, your family, your friends and even your beloved pets to experience fresh air, woodlands, mountain streams, rolling surfs, wildflowers, star-studded skies, campground critters, crackling campfires and glowing marshmallows on a stick.

 Go Camping America  -  National Association of RV Parks & Campgrounds (ARVC)
 Koa  -  Campgrounds of America
 National Park Service Campground and Tour Reservation Site
 Funroads  -  Get Outta Town!

Car Rental Virginia

 Alamo - Luxury Discount Auto Rental Company
 Avis - World's second largest general-use car rental business
 Budget Rent A Car

Lodgings in Virginia.

Hostels

 HI-USA  -  American affiliate of the Hosteling International network
 Hostelweb.com
 Hostels.com

Hotels in Virginia

 HotelCentraUSA
Search and compare rates at USA hotels. They offer hotels ideal for business and leisure travel. You're sure to find an ideal hotel room to match your budget and desired comfort level. 
 USA Lodging
With a list of over 60,000 accommodations establishments, this directory is an impressive list of motels and hotels on the web. Use the search tool to find what you're looking for in seconds, or navigate to your destination city from the list of states.
 Hotels.com

National Parks

 Shenendoa National Park 
Shenandoah National Park lies astride a beautiful section of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which form the eastern rampart of the Appalachian Mountains between Pennsylvania and Georgia. The Shenandoah River flows through the valley to the west, with Massanutten Mountain, 40 miles long, standing between the river's north and south forks. The rolling Piedmont country lies to the east of the park. Skyline Drive, a 105-mile road that winds along the crest of the mountains through the length of the park, provides vistas of the spectacular landscape to east and west. The park holds more than 500 miles of trails, including 101 miles of the Appalachian Trail. Trails may follow a ridge crest, or they may lead to high places with panoramic views or to waterfalls in deep canyons. Many animals, including deer, black bears, and wild turkeys, flourish among the rich growth of an oak-hickory forest. In season, bushes and wildflowers bloom along the Drive and trails and fill the open spaces. Apple trees, stone foundations, and cemeteries are reminders of the families who once called this place home. Shenandoah National Park has many stories waiting to be told, and a world of beauty that can renew and bring peace to the spirit.

Tour Operators / Travel Agents



 Virginia Tourism
 Christmas in Virginia
Born of European tradition and strengthened by early American energy, Virginia has managed to preserve her past as she emerges into the 21st century as a leader in entrepreneurial technology. Like the Commonwealth itself, the Holiday Season here is an exciting mixture of old and new.
 Discover Lynchburg, Virginia 
Enjoy the Blue Ridge Mountains, the James River, touring Civil War sites, area attractions, hiking and biking trails, shopping for crafts and antiques, and topping it all off with a delightful evening of dinner and jazz at one of the areas diverse night spots. Lynchburg offers a variety of lodging from quaint bed & breakfast inns to luxury hotels.

Travel Guides Virginia / Related books

Books about Virginia 

The Virginia Handbook
by Blair Howard (Author), Mary Burnham (Author), Bill Burnham (Author)
Paperback: 476 pages; Publisher: Hunter Publishing (NJ); 3rd edition (November 15, 2005); Language: English; ISBN-10: 1588435121; ISBN-13: 978-1588435125

Frommer's Virginia - by Bill Goodwin (Author)
Paperback: 342 pages; Publisher: Frommer's; 8th edition (March 27, 2006); Language: English; ISBN-10: 0471748722; ISBN-13: 978-0471748724
Historic Houses of Virginia: Great Mansions, Plantations and Country Homes
by Kathryn Masson (Author), Calder Loth (Foreword), Richard Guy Wilson (Introduction), Steven Brooke (Photographer)
Book Description : From the Tidewater region of its Atlantic Shore to the Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia has some of the most architecturally rich, and perhaps the most historically important, homes in America. The treasures of American heritage showcased in this volume range in time from the seventeenth century to the twentieth, and include such peerless masterpieces as Colonial Williamsburg's Governor's Palace, George Washington's Mt. Vernon, Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, Robert E. Lee's Arlington House, and Stratford Hall Plantation - all presented in new photography commissioned for this book, the first to feature in one place the beautiful houses of some of this country's most influential and renowned citizens. Each home shown is either linked to a famous American region or event, or is a National Historic Landmark, a Virginia State Historic Landmark, or listed on the National Register of Historic Places or on other landmark registers.
Hardcover: 256 pages; Publisher: Rizzoli (October 10, 2006); Language: English; ISBN-10: 0847828611; ISBN-13: 978-0847828616

Transportation / How to travel to Virginia

Located just south of Washington, DC on the USA's mid-Atlantic coast, Virginia is the perfect choice to experience the real America. Your arrival is easy through Washington Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia, which offers more than 230 weekly arrivals from 30 markets around the world. Or, if you are arriving in Virginia from another U.S. destination, choose from one of 11 commercial airports conveniently located across the state. Major highways and some of the USA's oldest and most scenic byways make a fly-drive holiday to Virginia convenient and enjoyable.

 Washington Dulles International Airport

  Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights  - flights to Virginia

 Mapblast! Driving Directions  -  streetmaps etc.
Provides interactive maps and driving directions, as well as extensive information on services and products near a user's address or travel route.
 Mc Nally  -  Route Planner Virginia
 Multimap.com


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 Travel Insurance

 Virginia Tourism

 America's Historic Triangle  -  the Birthplace of American Democracy
The Historic Triangle gave birth to the United States, and a huge nation grew from a tiny place in Virginia. In that same tiny place, Europeans, American Indians, and Africans first lived together and became the seed of the American people.
The first permanent English settlers sent by the Virginia Company of London were at Jamestown. The ideas of revolution were fanned at Williamsburg.

 Commonwealth of Virginia 

 City of Richmond  -  State Capital Virginia 

 Appomattox Basin / Tri-Cities  -  see Tricities.com 
The Tri-Cities of Virginia is an area in the Greater Richmond Region which includes the three independent cities of Petersburg, Colonial Heights, and Hopewell and portions of the adjoining counties of Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, and Prince George in south-central Virginia.
 Eastern Shore
 Middle Peninsula
 Northern Neck
 Piedmont - foot of the hills
 Ridge-and-valley Appalachians
 Southside Virginia
 Tidewater

 Central Virginia
Afton, Amherst, Appomattox, Arrington, Barboursville, Blackstone, Cartersville, Charlottesville, Concord, Crozet, Culpeper, Dyke, Farmville, Forest, Gordonsville, Gum Spring, Keswick, Lawrenceville, Leon, Lovingston, Lynchburg, Madison, Moseley, Nellysford, Richmond, Smith Mountain Lake, South Boston, Stanardsville, Syria, White Hall
 Eastern Virginia
Beaverdam, Cape Charles, Chesapeake, Chincoteague, Colonial Beach, Dahlgren, Davis Wharf, Deltaville, Exmore, Glen Allen, Gloucester, Hampton Roads, Harborton, Louisa, Mathews, Newport News, Norfolk, Oak Grove, Onancock, Painter, Portsmouth, Pungoteague, Saluda, Smithfield, Spotsylvania, Surry, Tappahannock, Urbanna, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, Yorktown
 Northern Virginia
Northern Virginia is next door to our nation's capital — Washington, D.C. — yet has kept its own character reminiscent of colonial times, rambling plantations, equestrian farms and cobblestoned streets leading to quaint taverns, chic shops and historical treasures.
Destinations : Alexandria, Amissville, Arlington, Berryville, Broad Run, Fairfax, Falls Church, Flint Hill, Fredericksburg, Hillsboro, Hume, Huntly, Leesburg, Linden, Manassas, Marshall, Middleburg, Mount Vernon, Orange, Sperryville, Sumerduck, The Plains, Warrenton, Washington, Waterford
 Shenandoah Valley
West of the Blue Ridge mountains, east of North / Little North Mountain, south of the Potomac River, north of the James River
Alleghany County, Buchanan, Churchville, Covington, Edinburg, Elkton, Front Royal, Harrisonburg, Hot Springs, Lexington, Luray, Maurertown, Monterey, Mt. Jackson, New Market, Salem, Staunton, Stephens City, Strasburg, Warm Springs, Waynesboro, Winchester, Woodstock
 Southside
 Southwest Virginia
Abingdon, Bedford, Bent Mountain, Blacksburg, Castlewood, Chatham, Christiansburg, Damascus, Floyd, Honaker, Independence, Moneta, Pounding Mill, Pulaski, Radford, Roanoke, Rocky Mount, Troutdale, Willis

 Fairfax County  -  Fairfax County Visitors Center
In the center of the Washington tourism experience, Fairfax County enjoys immediate proximity to Washington D.C., its night life and national monuments and museums, to its east, and Dulles Airport, the National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Virginia Wine Country, and Virginia Horse Country to the west. But Fairfax County also has a unique history all its own.
 Loudon County  -  Loudoun Convention & Visitors Association
"Loudoun County is the Old Dominion in riding breeches," wrote travel writer Sharon Cavlieer. We couldn't have said it better ourselves. With the state's largest and the nation's third largest horse population, Loudoun County's designation as horse country defines its culture and its character. Nestled at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Virginia Piedmont, Loudoun's horse country offers visitors a stunning landscape to explore.
One of the best ways for visitors to experience horse country is by attending one of our many steeplechase races during the spring and fall. These thrilling events, held at historic locations such as Glenwood Park in Middleburg, Morven Park and Oatlands Plantation in Leesburg, and Belmont Country Club in Ashburn, feature colorfully-clad jockeys riding galloping horses through courses of obstacle jumps, hairpin turns, and high-speed home stretches.

 Arlington  -  Stayarlington.com 
The official site of the Arlington, Virginia, Convention and Visitors Service - just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., and offering convenient access to the monuments, heritage and cultural arts of the Nation's Capital.
 Bristol - Official Birthplace of Country Music  -  see Tricities.com 
 D.C. / Northern
 Fredericksburg  -  City of Fredericksburg  -  Fredericksburg Area Tourism 
Vacation here and you'll never run out of things to do. History and many other adventures await you. From battlefields and museums to water fun, hiking trails and children's activities.
 Richmond  -  Richmond
 Roanoke  -  Roanoke 
Located in the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains, in the middle of the Roanoke Valley between Maryland and Tennessee
 Virginia Beach / Hampton Roads  - City of Virginia Beach
 Washington
 Williamsburg  -  City of Williamsburg 

 Blue Ridge
There's the Blue Ridge north of Roanoke, and there's the Blue Ridge south of Roanoke.
 Chesapeake Bay
After the glaciers melted at the end of the last ice age, the continental shelf and then the river valleys of the Susquehanna and James rivers were flooded by rising sea levels.
About 3,000 years ago, the Chesapeake Bay finally looked like what we see today. Native Americans were in the region for perhaps 10,000 years before that, so humans saw the landscape change dramatically.
 Eastern Shore

 Busch Gardens Williamsburg  -  world-class theme park
 News  -  TimesDispatch.com [ Richmond ]
 Nascar Races 
 Paramount's King Dominion, near Richmond  -  world-class theme park
 Radio  -  WVTF Public Radio 
 TV  -  Virginia's Public Television 
 University -  University of Virginia

Cuisine  -  Virginia Foods / Recipes

 Virginia Apples Recipes  -  extensive recipe collection celebrates the Virginia apple
 Virginia Marine Resources Commission  -  see 'Recreational Fishing / Seafood Recipes'
Oysters, Fish, Clams, Crabs, Scallops, Maninose, Lobster, Terrapin, Shrimp, Sauces, Breads.
 Virginia Seafood - see 'Consumers'
Virginia's shellfish, including scallops, clams, blue crab, soft-shell crab and oysters, inspire chefs around the world to create culinary masterpieces. Seafood lovers will seek out popular varieties of fresh fish such as flounder, mackerel, croaker, and striped bass to name a few. Plus, when you feature exotic seafood like monkfish, butterfish, eel or conch, diners are guaranteed a meal they won't forget.
 Colonial Williamsburg  -  Experience the Life; food; Recipes from Colonial Williamsburg
 Fresh Herbs [ Shenandoah Products ]  -  see 'Recipe Search'

History of the State of Virginia

Centrally located on the Eastern Shore, Virginia is the center of US history. America began here, with the first English settlement at Jamestown in the early seventeenth century. Colonial life of the 1700's included a large role for a bustling town called Williamsburg. Virginians fought in the American Revolution. By the time of the Civil War Richmond had become a major city.

History comes alive in Virginia. You can tour premier historic American sites such as Colonial Williamsburg, Monticello, Mount Vernon, and Jamestown, the New World's first permanent English settlement, founded in 1607. Virginia, home to eight American presidents, was the fateful site in America's battle for independence. Later, more major Civil War battles were fought in Virginia than any other state.

 Virginia Historical Society 
The Virginia Historical Society was founded in 1831.
 Library of Virginia  -  located in Richmond
 Yahoo - Virginia

 From Revolution to Reconstruction
A Hypertext on American History from the colonial period until Modern Times by the Department of Humanities Computing, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
 National Park Service - Links to the past
Explore America's cultural resources - buildings, landscapes, archeological sites, ethnographic resources, objects and documents, structures and districts.

Music, Art & Culture, Events & Entertainment

 Roots of Virginia Culture
By exploring the roots of Virginia's contemporary cultural traditions, Roots of Virginia Culture will mark the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in what is now the United States. The program will bring to Washington performers, artists, musicians, dancers, storytellers, cooks, farmers, and craftspeople to help explain, demonstrate, and celebrate cultural traditions.  Delegations from Virginia's eight Native American tribes, West Africa, and Kent County, England, will represent the Native, African American, and English roots of the state...
 Virginia Arts Festival
 Virginia Authors and Books 

 America's 400th Anniversary Weekend [ 2007 ], Jamestown
 Capt. John Smith 2007 Reenactment Voyage, Chesapeake Bay Watershed
 Delmarva Chicken Festival  -  annual event  -  see DPI
The two-day event hosted in various locales on Delmarva features trade shows, arts and crafts, carnival, entertainment, and food concessions.
 Hampton Jazz Festival, Hampton  -  see Hampton Coliseum 
 Virginia Film Festival 
The Virginia Film Festival is a program of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, held usually in late October / early November.
 Virginia International Tattoo, Norfolk  -  see Virginia Arts Festival

Web Portals / Search Engines / Virginia Directories

 Find It Virginia 
You can find: magazine & newspaper articles, TV and radio transcripts, encyclopedias and other reference works, company information & investment reports, health and wellness information, literary criticism, and more...
 Virginia Places *** - Geography of Virginia by Charles A. Grymes
 Virginia Wine Country Guide  -  Lodging & Wineries
Although wine has been produced in Virginia for 400 years, it is only in the past decade that Virginia wines have garnered national and international recognition. Spurred by Thomas Jefferson's love of fine wine and his cultivation at Monticello of classic vinifera varieties, a small wine industry arose in the early 19th century, but suffered setbacks during the Civil War and Prohibition. Wine production resumed in the mid -1970s and has soared since as winemakers refine production techniques. Today, over 60 wineries produce a wide variety of quality wines. Virginia now ranks as the 5th largest wine producing state in the U.S...
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