In late summer 2020, Christina Davis painted “Make Waves” in four days of nearly nonstop work in Lynchburg.

This Newport News mural from artist Austin Miles honors one of the city’s most beloved natives: Ella Fitzgerald, also known as the “First Lady of Song” and the “Queen of Jazz.”

The Roanoke River Greenway includes over 400 miles of paved and natural surface trails, along with public artworks like this mural from Jon Murril.

The Barter Theatre in Abingdon opened in 1933, with a price of admission of 35 cents or an equivalent amount of produce. In the early days, four out of five patrons paid their way with vegetables, dairy products, and livestock.

Christy Baker’s “You Belong Here” mural in downtown Staunton — part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the “Virginia Is for Lovers” tourism campaign — showcases the cardinal, Virginia’s state bird, and the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains.

Gloucester County in the Middle Peninsula became known as the “Daffodil Capital of America” after a ban on Dutch bulb imports. The county hosts the Gloucester Daffodil Festival each spring.