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If you live in Virginia, you'll know why visitors spend billions of dollars each year to enjoy our beautiful state. Boundless outdoor and cultural activities, and one of the nation's highest concentrations of historic resources all combine to provide limitless opportunities for recreation and relaxation. Add Virginia's variety of amusement parks and countless local attractions, and you and your family will discover just how rewarding living in Virginia year-round can be.
- Virginia ranked 12th in the nation in 2008 for being
the most livable state, as rated by CQ Press.
- Virginia is blessed with beautiful mountains, rivers
and beaches and offers abundant outdoor opportunities in 34 state parks,
40 natural areas and 32 national parks.
- Virginia's highways and towns are filled with historic
markers and attractions, including those at Colonial Williamsburg, the Jamestown
Settlement, Yorktown National Battlefield Monument, Monticello, the National
D-Day Memorial and numerous Civil War sites.
- Virginians enjoy a wide array of cultural activities,
through institutions such as the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the Chrysler
Museum, the Virginia Opera and the Barter Theatre.
- Virginia is home to more than 340 golf courses located
throughout the state, many of which are consistently ranked as some of the
best in the country by Golf Magazine and Golf Digest.
- In 2006, domestic travelers spent a record $17.7 billion
in Virginia, a 7.2 percent increase over 2005.
- CQ Press' Health Care State Ranking 2008 ranks Virginia
the healthiest among South Atlantic states.
- Six Virginia cities were named in Money
Magazine’s 2008 list of the top 100 best places to live in the
United States.
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