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Explore Aviation History at the Udvar-Hazy Center Near Dulles

Named after aviation entrepreneur Steven F. Udvar-Hazy, whose $65 million donation made its construction possible, the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center stands as one of the world’s premier aerospace museums. Near Dulles Airport and the companion facility to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., the massive, 760,000-square-foot facility opened in 2003 and showcases […]

by Madeline Mayhood

Urban Salon

More than 250 homes statewide will be open for Historic Garden Week April 17-25—including the 1861 Yarbrough house in Richmond’s Church Hill. By design “neither nicer nor worse than” the identical house next door, today it is fully restored, full of

by neely dykshorn barnwell

When the Going Gets Tough

The National Museum of the Marine Corps shows the Marines’-eye view.

by miley theobald mary

Old Man Winter

Wherein illustrator Sterling Hundley recalls the bitter cold spell of 1940.

by Sterling Hundley

A Groovy Greek Revival

Smithsonia, a brick manse in Fredericksburg, has been a girls’ orphanage, a wartime hospital and more. Now it’s a chic mix of old world and new—fitting décor for the fashionable lady of the house.

by neely dykshorn barnwell

Fine Objects, Rich Stories

Antiques expert Ken Farmer, a regular on Antiques Roadshow, talks about his love of American folk art, how he got started in the business.

by w. shipman matthew

Letters of the Law

Over a nearly six-year period, a Mariners’ Museum archivist named Lester Weber systematically stole thousands of historical documents from the institution, including material related to the sinking of the Titanic, and then sold them on eBay.

by Staff

How the West Was Lost

John Brown’s raid, 150 years ago, was a practical failure with massive ramifications. It lit the fuse leading to the Civil War, and, as MARY MILEY THEOBALD writes, set in motion the creation of the 35th state, “West, by God, Virginia.”

by miley theobald mary

The Way We Were

Beginning nearly three centuries ago, Scotch-Irish settlers built log cabins throughout Rockbridge County. More than 400 of these earliest of American homes still stand—some abandoned, others partially renovated or restored.

by mcclung ann

Tiffany Takes Paris

A new exhibit of the U.S. designer’s decorative work is on display in Paris, featuring 14 works from the VMFA’s collection.

by neely dykshorn barnwell

An Apple with Sway

The Albemarle Pippin’s storied past.

by laura parsons

Fine Lines

Bred by Bedouins as a war mount, the Egyptian Arabian is intelligent and strong, with a lineage that dates back thousands of years. There aren’t many of these horses around, but 23 live on a historic Orange County estate.

by Richard Ernsberger Jr.

Striving for “Ultimates”

An accomplished poet and literary biographer, Virginia Moore was sentimental about Virginia and especially her adopted home town. A retrospective on the “Queen of Scottsville.”

by erin parkhurst

Deep Roots

After nearly 170 years, Virginia farms still grow some of the world’s best (and biggest) peanuts, and state processors still put the salty, crunchy morsels on tables across America. Photography by Casey Templeton

by swenson ben

Forward March

It’s not easy being a small military band at a large, mostly civilian university, but after going through a rough patch, Virginia Tech’s Highty-Tighties are back in fighting trim.

by chip caroon

Through the Gates

Since its restoration, Lynchburg’s Old City Cemetery has become one of the most popular spots in the city—a parklike expanse with some 20,000 graves, five museums and gardens that attract families of the deceased and tourists alike.

by bland crowder

Edna of Freetown

Culinary icon Edna Lewis redefined sophisticated Southern cooking during her long career. Photography by John T. Hill

by neely dykshorn barnwell

Emerald Paradise

Edgar Allan Poe didn’t get a grand monument in Richmond, so the writer’s admirers built him a unique, serene garden instead. Photography by Tyler Darden

by brown steers paula

The “Great Marsh”: Poquoson

Poquoson is a peninsula jutting into the Chesapeake Bay and the oldest continuously named town in Virginia, where crusty watermen mingle with brainy NASA scientists, and where family histories go back to the 1700s.

by glose bill

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