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Find Your Own Adventure
A new Virginia tourism campaign is offering 30 road trip itineraries available online. Read »
Virginia Beach Patriotic Fest
The 2012 Patriotic Festival in Richmond combines popular music, celebrity acts and air shows to give you the ultimate go-to beach party. Read »
Tuskegee Airmen Remembered With Traveling Exhibit
Take a ride in a historic plane at Culpeper Regional Airport. Read »
History in Pictures: Tuskegee Airmen
Culpeper Regional Airport will honor the Tuskegee Airmen -- the first... See Full Gallery »
Beach Travel Times Displayed on New Highway Signs
New signs in Virginia will give travel times, in minutes, to Virginia Beach and PBX. Read »
Dock Party: Better Than a Block Party
OpSail 2012 brings firewords, water sports, and massive fleets of boats for a celebration all along the Virginia coast. Read »
Top 10 Weekend Getaways
Book a room in one of these near-ish destinations, and forget about your regular... See Full Gallery »
Tour de Chesapeake in Va. River Country
It's biking, a la carte style, this weekend in Mathews, Va. Enjoy a hot breakfast, seafood parties and live music, too. Read »
Wine, Herbs and History at Boordy Vineyards
The lesson you'll likely learn, after all is said and done, is that wine is good. You might need to learn this lesson again and again. Read »
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Travel Kit
Whoever told you it’s about the journey didn’t take into account the tons of awesome things to do when you get there.
Remember: Calories don’t count if you consume them outside the Beltway.
Cross the river. It’s OK. They have stuff on the other side of the Potomac.
There’s more to Maryland than just the bay. Fine, the bay is a pretty big part of it, though.
You need quaint, they got quaint. You need beer? Got that, too.
Photos & Videos
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History in Pictures: Tuskegee Airmen
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Top 10 Weekend Getaways
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Top 10 Maryland Getaways
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Pics: Lost Rhino Brewery
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Top 10 Virginia Getaways
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Sweet! Chocolate Fest Is April 12-14
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Wine, Like Love, 'Has a Complexity Like No Other'
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Pics: Delaware's Dogfish Head Breweries
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Quick Bites: Eastern Kabob and Sweets
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Families that Cook Together Stay Together
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Blake Shelton at Patriot Center
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Pics: Grounds for Sculpture
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Pics: New Digs for Tröegs
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Pics: Cottages That Can (Temporarily) Be Yours
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Kennett Square Market Gets Winter Fresh
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Pics: Wisp Mountain Coaster and Terrain Parks
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Blackwater Falls, With a Side of Skiing
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Pics: A Colorful World at the Crayola Factory
Authors
Sarah Pixley
Sarah Jo is a freelance photographer and the founder of True Icon Photo. She's intrigued by the inner workings of society, culture and D.C. life. Send her tips and ideas: sarah (at) trueiconphoto (dot) com.
Carissa DiMargo
Carissa DiMargo edits The Scene on NBCWashington.com, focusing on D.C. style, restos, arts & quirk. She once brought a shopping cart into a Pizza Hut. Follow her on Twitter @dcscene.
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