Welcome to Virginia

Virginia is where America began, and it wears that history beautifully. This is where the first permanent English colony took root at Jamestown, where the Revolution was won at Yorktown, and the home state of eight presidents — more than anywhere else. At Colonial Williamsburg you can walk through the largest living-history town in the country, with costumed townsfolk going about an 18th-century day. But Virginia is just as much about the outdoors: Skyline Drive winds 105 miles along the crest of the Blue Ridge, blazing with color every fall. Out on the coast, wild ponies still roam the marshes of Chincoteague, and deep under the Shenandoah Valley, Luray Caverns plays actual music on an organ made of stalactites. Below you will find every Virginia map, trip, guide, and hidden gem we have.

• Nickname: The Old Dominion
• State dog: American foxhound
• State bird: Cardinal
• State flower: American dogwood
• State tree: American dogwood
• State shell: Oyster