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Virginia travel guide
Our route team has mapped 3 destinations in Virginia across 2 curated routes, adding up to 28 places to eat, see and do. The most common route styles are culture and scenic drives. Trips run 4–6 days.
- Destinations
- 3
- Places
- 28
- Curated routes
- 2
- Trip lengths
- 4–6 days
- Routes favor
- May – Dec
Where our routes go in Virginia
Tap a dot to open that destination's guide.
3 destinations in Virginia
Ordered by how many of our curated routes stop there, then by how many places we have picked.
Best of Virginia
Our curated picks by theme, drawn from the places our route editors chose for their routes.
Places worth planning around
A short sampler from the 28 places in Virginia, starting with those featured on the most of our routes.
DrinkBlue Mountain Brewery
Farm brewery with hop fields and mountain views near Afton.
DoGardenFest of Lights
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden's winter light show, with lit gardens, model trains and a glowing conservatory.
DoBusch Gardens Christmas Town
Busch Gardens Williamsburg's winter event, with millions of lights, holiday shows and Santa's workshop across the European-themed park.
EatCrozet Pizza
Wood-fired pizza in a small-town spot running since 1977.
- Eat
Mama J's Kitchen
Jackson Ward soul food restaurant known for fried chicken, catfish and candied yams.
- See
Duke of Gloucester Street
The Historic Area's main street, its doors hung with wreaths of fruit, pinecones, shells and dried flowers in December.
Curated routes through Virginia
2 routes with at least one stop here. Some continue beyond Virginia.
Best time to visit Virginia
Of the 2 routes here with a recommended season, at least half point to May – Dec.
Climate averages (NASA POWER, 2001–2025) for 3 of our destinations here: July is the warmest month, with average highs near 88°F (31°C), and January the coolest at about 41°F (5°C). August is the wettest, around 4.7 in (118 mm) of rain, and February the driest at about 2.7 in (67 mm).
NASA POWER is a gridded model (roughly 50 km cells), so coastal and mountain spots read as regional averages.
Weather by destination
Getting around Virginia
Legs between consecutive stops on our routes. Distances are straight-line estimates, not driving distances.
- Williamsburg → Richmondabout 71 km (44 mi) straight-line
Planning a trip to Virginia
How many days do you need for a trip to Virginia?
Our 2 curated routes with stops in Virginia run 4–6 days. Some of those routes also cover places outside Virginia, so a trip focused only here can be shorter.
What are the best places to visit in Virginia?
Going by how often our route team includes them, the most-featured destinations in Virginia are Shenandoah, Richmond and Williamsburg. Shenandoah alone has 10 hand-picked places in our guides.
When is the best time to visit Virginia?
At least half of our routes here recommend May – Dec. NASA POWER averages put the warmest weather in July and the most rain in August.
Where can I find the best things to do in Virginia?
See our curated picks: top things to do in Virginia, chosen from 12 places in our curated routes.
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Take your crew to Virginia
Start from one of our Virginia routes in TripsCircle, then shape it together: shared itinerary, polls for the big decisions, split expenses and packing lists.