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Williamsburg´s Great Wolf Lodge is an unparalleled land-and-water adventure for kids of all ages

Great Wolf Lodge “You want me to get on THAT and go down to where?!” I wailed from high atop the Alberta Falls waterslide, looking down to an alleged pool that was well out of visual range. My 11-year-old grand-daughter nodded with a look of both consternation and resignation that I tried very hard to take in stride. Such was my introduction to a vast array of unusual children’s activities that mesmerized the 70-year-old kid in me as much as they did Dalya, 14 and Mollie, 11 as we…

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The Blue Ridge Mountains' Primland Resort, where the out of the ordinary happens every day

“You want me to go where?” I shouted in my mind as I barreled down a harrowingly steep embankment leading into a wall of mud -- and gravel-encased woods. I was driving – or more accurately surviving – an ATV excursion at the Primland Resort in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains. near the North Carolina border and an hour and a half south of the city of Roanoke. On the hourlong ride, when I was willing to unclutch the steering wheel long enough to wave at an occasional wild turkey, pheasant,…

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Bristol VA one of '9 U.S. Small Towns and Cities with Big Music Chops'

Hundreds of people who were jammed into an amphitheater swayed and clapped their hands in time to music. Not far away, a much smaller crowd listened with rapt attention as a trio combined the sounds of mellow jazz with hip-hop. Music fans gather in large cities like Los Angeles and Las Vegas to treat their ears to favorite melodies and harmonies. Others around the country enjoy their preferred tunes and performers where they live, or close by. read post

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The past comes vibrantly to life at Colonial Williamsburg

Humberto Moreno William Byrd III was a man of great stature in Williamsburg before the American Revolution. His vast holdings included mills, warehouses and ships, and he owned hundreds of slaves. However due to his lavish lifestyle and gambling addiction, he could not live within his income, lost his wealth, and died - it’s believed by suicide - in 1760. Christiana Campbell operated one of Williamsburg’s most successful taverns, where she hosted the likes of George Washington and Thomas…

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Paul Varmuza January 11, 2024 at 4:23pm

I´ve never been to VA in the winter but this sure does sound appeaiing: https://www.southernliving.com/blue-ridge-mountains-winter-trip-841...
José Balido November 17, 2023 at 6:12pm

"Garden & Gun" sure as shootin´ ain´t a publication I follow, but this caught my eye because once, out of college, I considered moving to the town of Harrisonville for a job. And I discovered that this magazine actually has some interesting stuff about travel and many other aspects of life in the South (but a place where by the way, today I wouldn´t live if you paid me lol): https://gardenandgun.com/articles/where-to-hang-out-in-harrisonburg...

Where to Hang Out in Harrisonburg, Home of James Madison University’s Red-Hot Dukes

ESPN College GameDay is coming to the Virginia college town this weekend. Here’s what to do there when you show up too
John Kipper February 11, 2023 at 12:00pm

A writer for the travel site Matador says that Massanutten Mountain Bike Park in the Ridge and Valley section of the Appalachians boasts some of the best mountain biking on the Eastern Seabord: https://matadornetwork.com/watch/massanutten-bike-park/

Virginia's Massanutten Bike Park Is Way Cooler Than We Ever Expected
Helen Brown November 2, 2022 at 1:21pm

Here's how Richmond is going all in on sports tourism: https://richmond.com/business/local/richmond-area-emerges-as-destin...

Richmond area emerges as destination for sports tourism with $76 million economic impact

The Richmond region is becoming a hotbed for one of the world’s fastest-growing tourism industries: sports tourism.
Helen Brown October 28, 2022 at 9:35am

The Daily Beast just ran a piece on restaurant picks in Richmond, yum! https://www.thedailybeast.com/where-to-eat-in-richmond-virginia?via...

Our Tips on Where to Eat in Richmond, Virginia

Getting to dine in Richmond may be one of the best things about visiting this city.
Max Pesling April 7, 2022 at 10:54am

Dante (rhymes with "paint," a tiny town in the commonwealth's southwestern corner, just under three hours west of Roanoke, used to make its living on coal mining. With coal in decline, here's an interesting piece on how it's turning to ecotourism: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/05/virginia-coal-ex-mi...

How an ex-coalmining town is turning to ecotourism to rebuild its economy

Dante, a Virginia town, is seeking to transform itself into a hub of ecotourism by nurturing the environment around it, and bring some of the natural…
Ed Wetschler October 25, 2011 at 9:31pm

Trick or treat? The link to "World's Best Theme-Park Halloween Parties" has changed. Regardless, you're gonna love the author's choices.

http://www.tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/world-s-best-theme-park-hal...
David Paul Appell September 22, 2011 at 5:38pm

Recently on our blog: an autumn drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Ed Wetschler May 24, 2011 at 11:58pm

Of course, I look totally dignified riding a Segway across a Civil War battlefield, but how dorky would you look? http://bit.ly/jvo1jk

Offbeat Civil War Tours

150th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CIVIL WAR: DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT The 150th anniversary of the American Civil War began April 12, but for many of us who…
Holladay House Bed and Breakfast February 11, 2011 at 11:29pm

Orange, Virginia is a great place to use as a base for touring much of the state. It is centrally, located Northeast of Charlottesville, and is within day-trip distance of Richmond, DC, the Shendandoah Valley, the Blue Ridge Parkway (Skyline Drive), Charlottesville, Arlington, and Williamsburg. Mt. Vernon, Monticello, Montpelier, Ash Lawn-Highland, and Woodrow Wilson's birthplace are presidential homes that are all easily accessible, and you can hardly drive 15 minutes without hitting a Civil War site of some kind. Not to mention the entirety of the Centrla Virginia Wine Country! The Holladay House Bed and Breakfast is in right in the middle of all of this, and has earned an excellent reputation on travel websites. Check us out at www.HolladayHouseBandB.com