America's first permanent English-speaking colonists had a rough start at Jamestown in 1607, but within a few years the beautiful and bountiful land they called Virginia had greatly rewarded them for their courageous efforts. They first set foot on a sandy Atlantic Ocean beach at Cape Charles, at the mouth of one of the world's great estuaries, the Chesapeake Bay. Beyond them lay...
Case Closed? After years of investigation, these fatal mysteries—from a trailside murder to the fate of a missing snowboarder—are now filed under "solved" Source: Outside
Chesapeake Bay Where the water is calm, the camping great—and the sea kayaking takes you to a world of beautiful swimmers Source: Outside
Room & Board There's nothing like surf school to put parents in their place. At the end of the day, just like your eight-year-old, you may feel as mighty as Laird Hamilton—or like you've survived the spin cycle. We tracked down three top-notch schools that are perfect for parents and kids. Source: Outside
With Lee to Appomattox It's an easy ride today from Petersburg to Appomattox Court house, but for Robert E. Lee and the arm of northern Virginia in 1865, it was a weary journey toward defeat.
Trees, Caves, and the Capital Head out from family-friendly Washington, DC, into Virginia’s nearby and utterly opulent Shenandoah Valley for underground marvels and above-ground hiking and horseback riding. Then loop through the wilds of West Virginia before returning to the nation’s capital on this seven-day Mid-Atlantic jaunt.
First Manassas Virginia's Manassas Battlefield Recalls the First Major Battle of a Long and Bloody Conflict—and the Birth of a Legend
