"Virginia’s eccentricity shines through in its most unique communities," said World Atlas, and "these nine towns each have a character all their own." ...

Virginia and the Forging of a Nation” opens in conjunction with the 250th anniversary of Patrick Henry’s famous speech made ...

Oak Hill, built by enslaved people more than 200 years ago, is the only home belonging to our earliest presidents that still remains in private hands.

Thomas Jefferson planned an observatory at the University of Virginia and designed the dome ... while U.S. minister to Russia from 1809 to 1814 helped solidified astronomy as a component of ...

Whether you're into whiskey or history (or both!), this historic distillery, once owned by a U.S. president, is worth a visit ...

The enterprising Ward family established a hotel at the springs, and a survey of the site exists from the Virginia Historical Inventory. In 1937, Mamie M. Ritter of Gretna detailed “the hotel is said ...

Central Christian Center 410 Virginia, Joplin. 417-781-5982 Christocentric Life Pursuit Church: 1814 W. Fir Road, Carthage. 417-413-4080 Christ’s Church: of Joplin 2 Miles E. of 32nd & Range ...