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Virginia has more important Civil War battlefields and sites than any other state. History buffs are intrigued by Virginia’s nearly
400 sites in interconnected driving tours marked by trailblazing signs. |
The Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers (Virginia PTA) is
the strongest group of volunteers in the state working exclusively
on behalf of children and youth. |
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Headquartered at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, the Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs sponsors a Flower Show School and Landscape Design School, provides monetary awards for club project work and participates in the annual Fine Arts and Flowers show.
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This professional organization for teachers helps regulate and improve standards of the education profession. The association’s collective voice is powerful and benefits teachers and the children they teach. |
Eight air carriers serve the airport with non-stop flights to 22 destinations and connecting flights to destinations worldwide. Nearly 2.9 million passengers used the airport in 2005. |
The foundation provides public humanities programs including more than 2,500 grant projects that have included scores of seminars and programs for teachers and more than 200 fellowships. |
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Headquartered in the neoclassical Battle Abbey, the private organization was founded in 1831, and acts as repository and museum for collecting, preserving and interpreting Virginia's past. |
This 1,700-member trade association represents the lodging, restaurant, campground, attraction, travel promotion and supplier businesses, as well as educators, that make up the hospitality and travel industry. |
From romantic getaways and historic homes to rustic retreats and contemporary lodgings, there are more than 200 B&B member inns. |
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With more than 850 members, the association brings Virginia museum community individuals and institutions together to further education and training, foster development, and provide
support for museums and
museum staff. |
The Virginia Manufacturers Association serves as an advocate for legislative, regulatory, taxation,
environmental and other issues
on behalf of industry. |
This nonprofit, nonpartisan association of city, town and county governments was established in 1905 to improve and assist local governments through legislative advocacy, research, education and other services. All 39 cities in the state, 156 towns and 16 urban counties are members. |
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Founded in the late 19th century,
the association lobbies for newspaper interests in the General Assembly. VPA also holds one of the largest news, editorial and photography contests in the
nation, annually attracting more than 5,000 entries. |
Founded in 1920, the Virginia Symphony has served the communities of Hampton Roads for more than eight decades and has grown into a fully pro-fessional ensemble recognized as one of the nation’s leading regional symphony orchestras. |
Established in 1997 as a cultural tourism initiative by the city of Norfolk to promote travel to Hampton Roads, the festival features internationally acclaimed artists from around the globe teaming up with the best of the region's professional arts organizations to present a dazzling lineup of music, theatre and dance. |
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Established more than a century
ago to build and maintain the commonwealth’s roadways, VDOT today is responsible for the third-largest state-maintained highway system in the country.VDOT builds, maintains and operates the state's roads, bridges and tunnels. It is also responsible for ferries and rest areas. |
The museum houses a permanent collection of more than 20,000 works from almost every major world culture. Noteworthy are
the Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and Modern and Contemporary American art collections; the French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art and British sporting art and the collection of Fabergé jeweled objects. |
The Virginia Nursery and Landscape Association is the state trade association for garden centers and nursery growers. Nearly 50 leading VNLA members grow more than 2,500 varieties of plants in the commonwealth. |
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The Virginia Department of Education oversees the commonwealth’s Standards of Learning and Stanford 9 tests, teacher licensure, special education and student services and public school divisions. |
Virginia Cooperative Extension is encouraging Virginians to plant red, white, and blue America’s Anniversary Gardens as part of the commemoration of the first permanent English settlement
and enter the 2007 America’s Anniversary Garden Contest. |
The Library of Virginia serves as the library agency of the state, the archival agency of the commonwealth, and the reference library at the seat of government. Collections include books, magazines, newspapers, state and Federal publications; county and city government records, state government records, architectural drawings and plans and more.
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Through its six divisions, DMME regulates the mineral industry, provides mineral research and offers advice on wise use of resources. Its serves citizens living near mining operations, mining labor groups, other regulatory agencies, the mineral industry, and environmental, consumer and industry special-interest groups.
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Virginia Agriculture encompasses traditional crops and products such as milk, poultry, beef, and soybeans; uniquely southern crops like cotton, peanuts, and tobacco; and newer commodities such as farm-raised fish and nursery/landscaping products. Virginia is well-known around the world for pork, tobacco, seafood, and other products. |
Thomas Nelson Community College is a two-year institution of higher education established as a part of a statewide system of community colleges. It primarily serves the residents of the cities of Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, and Williamsburg, and the counties of James City and York. |
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The Virginia Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus is a membership-based association of independent destination management organizations and supporting businesses whose primary mission is promoting their areas as meeting and tourism destinations. |
The Department of Conservation and Recreation works to conserve, protect, and enhance and improve the quality of the Chesapeake Bay, our rivers
and streams. DCR promotes the enjoyment of natural, cultural and outdoor recreational resources, and ensures the safety of Virginia's dams. |
This Century Art Gallery - Williamsburg exhibits a wide variety of contemporary paintings, sculpture, and crafts by outstanding regional and national artists. The gallery occupies a 1920 Sears Roebuck house that was modernized in the 1980s. |
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The Virginia Tourism Corporation promotes Virginia tourism
to the domestic and international travel market. VTC generates more than 1.1 million consumer inquiries annually through advertising, Web sites, and marketing programs. The VTC Web site (www.Virginia.org) serves as an online travel guide to 2.5 million users each year. |
VACo supports county officials and represents, promotes and protects the interests of counties to better serve the people of Virginia. VACo is governed by a board of directors made up of
local government officials. |
WTVR-TV is a CBS affiliate owned by Raycom Media. In 1948, WTVR became the first TV station granted a license south of the Mason/Dixon line. At 1,049 feet above sea level, it was the largest freestanding structure in the country at that time, and now the tower stands as a familiar Richmond landmark. |
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Soul of Virginia is a multicultural communication content company with headquarters in Richmond. Their communication vehicles reach niche markets through targeted media including print, video, online, broadcast and live events. It produces Soul of Virginia Magazine. |
The Virginia Department of Historic Resources is the State Historic Preservation Office. The department encourages the support and stewardship of Virginia's significant historic, architectural, archaeological,
and cultural resources. |
Newport News/ Williamsburg International Airport is recognized as one of the fastest-growing and most-successful commercial airports in the nation. Key to its success was the launch of service by AirTran Airways to Atlanta in 1995. |
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Girl Scouts is the world’s
preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls. The Girl Scout
Council of the Colonial Coast includes 16,000 girls in 1,500 troops in a 25,000-square-mile area of southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. |
The Virginia Council on Indians
is an advisory board to the
governor and the Virginia
General Assembly. The council studies and researches issues regarding Indian tribes in the commonwealth.
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The Virginia Food and Beverage Association is a trade association for companies that grow, produce, manufacture, package, distribute or support any aspect of food and beverage industries or do considerable business with its members. |
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The Virginia Genealogical Society was organized in 1960 to foster interest in genealogical, bio-graphical, historical and heraldic research; to publish information pertaining to genealogy; and to share genealogical methods, techniques and knowledge among the members of the Society. |
Virginia TimeTravelers is a program that encourages
students to visit historic Virginia sites by rewarding them with prizes for getting stamps on their TimeTraveler passport. |
The museum is a leader in its use of native wildlife to stimulate knowledge, awareness and appreciation of the living world. Visitors encounter more habitats, wildlife and plant species than would be encountered in a lifetime of outdoor adventures in Virginia. More than 245 different animal species are featured.
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The Wolf Trap Foundation is a
not-for-profit organization that manages musical performances, theater, opera and other programs held at the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts and keeps them affordable. |
Housed in an Italianate-style structure, the Chrysler Museum is home to a collection of 30,000 objects spanning nearly 5,000 years of history. Highlights include European and American painting and sculpture, a world-renowned glass collection, a rich photography program, Art Nouveau furniture, as well as African, Asian, Egyptian, Pre-Columbian and Islamic art. |
ACEC is a council of engineering companies that adhere to professional standards and encourage professional licensure of engineers. |
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The Department of Motor Vehicles
is responsible for licensing and registering vehicles and drivers in the Commonwealth of Virginia. |
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences focuses on improving human health and nutrition, sustaining agriculture and the environment, reducing reliance on fossil fuels, and developing cures for devastating diseases. |
Schola Cantorum is a group of singers who perform choral music from early to contemporary classical composers. The group is in their 11th year of performing together, and have a new Artistic Director Gayle Johnson. |
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Established in 1968, the Virginia Commission for the Arts was
created to support and stimulate excellence in all of the arts, in their full cultural and ethnic diversity,
and to make the arts accessible to
all Virginians. The commission's funds come from the Virginia
General Assembly and the
National Endowment for the Arts. |
The Boy Scouts of America prepares young people to make ethical choices over their life-
times by instilling the values of the Scout Oath and Law.
Scouting aims to produce character development,
citizenship training and mental
and physical fitness. |
The Virginia Wineries Association is a trade group of vineyard and winery owners who promote Virginia wine drinking and travel. Now home to more than 100 wineries, Virginia boasts a vast array of award-winning wines.
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The Virginia Telecommunications Industry Association helps businesses and the industry
prosper and flourish in Virginia through education, advocacy and service.
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The University of Richmond
offers a blend of academic programs found at no other university in the nation.
Featuring 108 majors, minors and concentrations, the university
also boasts the nation’s first school of leadership studies and a top 25 undergraduate business school as well as a strong liberal arts curriculum. |
The Virginia Museum of Natural History in Martinsville is a place where scientific research about the Commonwealth of Virginia's natural history is explored. There are more than 22 million items in the museum’s collections and more than 7,000 holdings in its natural history research library. |
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The rich tradition of the Norfolk International Azalea Festival began in 1953, and has developed into a festival filled with events that are annually attended by thousands of people. It’s purpose is to recognize the NATO Command in Norfolk
and its 26 member nations. |
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality's Virginia Naturally program provides citizens with one-stop information about Virginia’s environment with links to more than 600 organizations that provide environmental education programs and services in Virginia. |
The Dominion DX Group is designed to expose amateur radio hams to the technical aspects of the hobby and help them expand their horizons through events, study groups and code practice groups. |
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Virginia Western Community College is a two-year public institution of higher education operating under a statewide system of community colleges. Day, evening, and
weekend classes are offered on the 70-acre Southwest Roanoke
campus. The college was
established in 1966 and has grown from an initial enrollment of 1,352
to more than 9,000 students. |
Rotary is a worldwide
organization of business and professional leaders that
provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards, and helps build goodwill and peace in the world. Rotary District 7610 is comprised of a large section of Northern Virginia, parts of Central, and
East Central Virginia. |
Virginia Premiere Theatre is a not-for-profit professional theatre company in residence at the Kimball Theatre in Colonial Williamsburg. Its mission is to enrich local communities, enhance economic prosperity, educate youth and bring national recognition to Virginia's arts through the presentation of new plays. |
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Shenandoah Valley and Beyond is
a four-color guide to the mountains and foothills of Virginia and West Virginia. It is published four times
a year. Over 350,000 copies are distributed annually in more than
850 locations from Maryland to North Carolina. The magazine features articles on golf, retirement, outdoor sports, the Civil War, arts and antiques, and more. |
The Virginia Society, Sons of the American Revolution strive to keep patriotism and the memory
of our Revolutionary War
heritage burning in the hearts
and minds of every American, young and old. |
Rotary is a worldwide organization of business and professional leaders that provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards, and helps build goodwill and peace in the world. District 7600 comprises areas of Halifax, Charlotte, Appomattox, Buckingham, and Fluvanna , Goochland, Hanover, New Kent, James City, York Northampton and Accomac. |
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Virginia Department of Business Assistance helps connect small businesses with the resources they need and to successfully market products and services to Virginia institutions and state agencies. |
Rainbow Puppet Productions produces touring theater productions for schools, libraries, theaters, churches, synagogues, museums and other venues.
Their mission is to entertain,
while also educating and
inspiring young minds to respect other people and the world around us. |
The Tide is a locally owned and operated Williamsburg radio station that plays a mix of old and new rock including artists such as Bruce Hornsby, Dave Matthews, Bonnie Raitt, U2 and Norah Jones. |
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Williamsburg’s classical radio station plays music for the classical music aficionado and for the casual listener.
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