Virginia

With Explorer’s Guides, expert authors and helpful icons make it easy to locate places of extra value, family-friendly activities, and excellent restaurants and lodgings. Regional and city maps help you get around and What’s Where provides a quick reference on everything from tourist attractions to off-the-beaten-track sites.

Virginia is for lovers―lovers of history, the outdoors, sport, and fine food! Hike and kayak at Belle Isle State Park; soak up Revolutionary history in Colonial Williamsburg; sample Piedmont wines and Eastern Shore crab cakes; or visit Arlington National Cemetery. From ocean to mountains, wildlife sanctuaries to caves, Virginia’s joys are endless.

Longtime area resident Candyce H. Stapen has written about Virginia in many books and articles. She’s won many awards, and her 2,000+ travel articles have run in Continental, FamilyVacation Critic.com, Away.com, FamilyFun, National Geographic Traveler, Caribbean Travel & Life, and Better Homes & Gardens.