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Rockbridge Vineyard

 Shakespeare once wrote, “A loaf of bread, a jug of wine and thou.” Had he come along a few centuries later than he lived, he might have been referring to a jug of Virginia wine. Today, according to the Virginia Wine Marketing Office, the Old Dominion…

Natural Bridge: Virginia’s Unrivaled Natural Wonder

 After a descent into the ravine via a shuttle bus or on foot, you’ll be taken by surprise; the size, shape, and chiseled walls of the massive nature-sculpted masterpiece are nothing less than awesome.

The 215-foot tall Natural Bridge has…

Lee Chapel

 The chapel on the campus of Washington and Lee University was built under the supervision of Robert E. Lee while he was president of the school. The chapel contains the crypt where Lee and his immediate family are interred, and a museum that highlights…

The Virginia Military Institute Museum

 By Mary Price The newly renovated VMI Museum may be the only place in the world where a kangaroo keeps watch over a stuffed horse. Inside VMI�s Jackson Memorial Hall, the kangaroo�in actuality, a suit once worn by cadets portraying the school�s…