Events,
attractions
and things to do
attractions
and things to do
Lewis Ginter Garden Tour
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden offers more than 50 acres of gardens on historic property in Richmond.
Arlington Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery is the country’s largest and most honored military burial ground.
Jefferson’s Monticello
The home of Thomas Jefferson at Monticello has an aura unlike so many other historical attractions.
Virginia Air and Space Center
The Virginia Air and Space Center takes educational experiences to the next level.
> Hampton > Hampton Roads > Educational
Shenandoah Attractions
Shenandoah Valley is filled with historic sites, museums, parks and caverns.
> Shenandoah Valley > Summary
Busch Gardens Theme Park
Busch Gardens in Williamsburg is the second largest theme park in Virginia but it is first in beauty.
Sycamore Creek Golf Course
Sycamore Creek Golf Course opened in April 1992. Celebrating its 20th year as Richmond’s best golf value, the course is conveniently located 3 minutes from I-64, just 5 minutes from Short Pump Town Center, 10 minutes from Innsbrook Office Park and 20 minutes from downtown Richmond. Sycamore Creek has been voted the best public golf course in the Richmond area, both for it’s year-round condition and its playability.
> Central Virginia > Golf Courses
Guilford Ridge Vineyards
Virginia's first commercial winegrape vineyard (established 1971), but the tiniest winery (1983) west of the Blue Ridge, south of Luray Caverns. Producing ""estate bottled"" wines only.Tucked five miles south of Luray Caverns between the Blue Ridge Mountains to the East and the Massanutten Mountains and South Fork of the Shenandoah River to the West, Guilford Ridge produces between 350 and 400 cases of wine a year when the harvest is good. Gerba and Baker started out with the Page Valley Red, a Bordeaux-style red, and then added the Page Valley White and et Delilah, a Beaujolais-style red, as interest in their wines grew.
> Wineries
Hanover Tomato Festival
The Annual Hanover Tomato Festival showcases more than 200 art, craft and food vendors, as well as plenty of tomato tasting.Chincoteague Pony Swim
The annual roundup of wild ponies living on the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge takes place every July on Assateague Island in an event known as the Pony Swim and Auction.