1. Virginia is for lovers, or so they say

Confederate Monument - Virginia Pictures

Source: Flickr user Tim Evanson

Confederate Monument at Arlington National Cemetery

2. If you love beautiful sunrises

Sunrise - Virginia Pictures

Source: Flickr user Bob Mical

Sunrise near Crozet

3. Long walks on the beach

Long walk - Virginia Pictures

Source: Flickr user Brian Holland

Sunrise over Yorktown

4. Misty forest mornings

Morning - Virginia Pictures

Source: Flickr user Donnie Nunley

5. Crazy hairpin highways

Highways - Virginia Pictures

Source: Flickr user Taber Andrew Bain

Virginia State Route 311 in Craig County

6. Oddball roadside attractions

Dinosaur Kingdom - Virginia Pictures

Source: Flickr user Nelson Pavlosky

Dinosaur Kingdom in Natural Bridge

7. Stately homes

Monticello - Virginia Pictures

Source: Flickr user Tony Fischer

Monticello

8. Pristine waters

Great Falls in Virginia - Virginia Pictures

Source: Flickr user Trish Hartmann

Great Falls in Virginia

9. Fine wines

Seyval grapes - Virginia Pictures

Source: Flickr user Southern Foodways Alliance

Seyval grapes at Oakencroft Vineyard & Winery, Charlottesville

10. And fine horses

Horses - Virginia Pictures

Source: Flickr user William Toti

Middleburg, Vir.

11. Rippling rivers

Humpback Bridge, Covington - Virginia Pictures

Source: Flickr user Don O’Brien

Humpback Bridge, Covington

12. Rustic cabins

Cabin south of Montpelier - Virginia Pictures

Source: Flickr user Bob Mical

Cabin south of Montpelier

13. And deep, dark caverns

Luray Caverns - Virginia Pictures

Source: Flickr user scott1346

Luray Caverns

14. Then you’re sure to love it here in Virginia

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond - Virginia Pictures

Source: Flickr user Eli Christman

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond

15. We admire the view across the Potomac, but we wouldn’t want to live there

Gravelly Point Park, Arlington - Virginia Pictures

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Gravelly Point Park, Arlington

16. We prefer to take things at a slower pace

Slow - Virginia Pictures

Source: Flickr user Tony Brooks

17. Sacred ground is all around us

Stonewall Jackson statue - Virginia Pictures

Source: Flickr user Rob Shenk

Stonewall Jackson statue at Manassas National Battlefield Park

18. We’re surrounded by history

Susan Constant - Virginia Pictures

Source: Flickr user Allen Brewer

Susan Constant at Historic Jamestowne

19. We look to our heroes

Virginia Civil Rights Memorial, Richmond - Virginia Pictures

Source: Flickr user John Murden

Virginia Civil Rights Memorial, Richmond

20. And honor our fallen

Arlington National Cemetery - Virginia Pictures

Source: Flickr user Tim Evanson

Arlington National Cemetery

21. But we’re full steam ahead into the future

C&O 614 - Virginia Pictures

Source: Flickr user jpmueller

C&O 614 in Clifton Forge, VA at the at the C&O Historical Society’s “Steam Under the Stars” event

22. Blasting off to conquer new worlds

Antares rocket - Virginia Pictures

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Antares rocket with Cygnus spacecraft launches from NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island

23. We’re gunmetal grey

Hampton Roads Naval Museum - Virginia Pictures

Source: Flickr user Boris Dzhingarov

Hampton Roads Naval Museum

24. Cherry blossom pink

Cherry tree - Virginia Pictures

Source: Flickr user William F. Yurasko

Cherry tree in Tyson’s Corner

25. Blue as the Blue Ridge mountains

Blue Ridge Parkway - Virginia Pictures

Source: Flickr user Bob Mical

Blue Ridge Parkway near Afton

26. You’ve never seen grass so green

Rockland Road - Virginia Pictures

Source: Flickr user Donnie Nunley

Rockland Road in Franklin County

27. And our sunsets

Sunset - Virginia Pictures

Source: Flickr user Bob Mical

28. Are a technicolor marvel

Sunset - Virginia Pictures

Source: Flickr user Brian Holland

Sunset over Jamestown Island

29. And we really know how to light up the night

Roanoke - Virginia Pictures

Source: Flickr user Jimmy_Joe

Roanoke

30. And make Virginia shine

Moon - Virginia Pictures

Source: Flickr user Bob Mical

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