From the coastal plain--where the sun kisses the sparkling sands of Virginia Beach--through the Piedmont plateau and westward to the rolling Blue Ridge and rugged Appalachian mountains, Virginia offers the best of both worlds: seashore and mountains. Virginia has art galleries and excellent restaurants; camping and hiking in the George Washington and Jefferson national forests; plantations; music, crafts, festivals, house and garden tours, and horse shows; fun-filled theme parks and awesome caverns; historic churches; and buildings: the world's largest naval base in Norfolk; and the NASA/Langley Research Center. (Courtesy of Rand McNally http://www.randmcnally.com)