Virginia

• The state’s major cash crop is tobacco, which was also the first export of the Virginia colony.

• Virginia is the only place on the Appalachian Trail where wild ponies can be seen.

• Originally settled by colonists in 1610, Hampton is the oldest continuously-inhabited English settlement in North America.

• 70% of all internet traffic flows through Northern Virginia at some point.

• Virginia has a higher concentration of customized license plates (called vanity plates) than any other state in the country.


• Prince William County - it is illegal for a motorist to park their vehicle on a set of railroad tracks.

• Virginian motorists cannot drive if they are not wearing shoes.

• Animals can't be hunted on sundays, except for raccoons.

• Children are not to go trick-or-treating on Halloween.

• Culpeper - No one may wash a mule on the sidewalk.

• Christiansburg - it's illegal to imitate a police whistle.

• Swearing at someone over the phone in virginia is punishable by a $100 fine.

• Richmond - It is illegal to flip a coin in a restaurant to see who pays for a coffee.

• Virginia Beach - it is illegal to drive by the same area within 30 minutes of Atlantic Avenue.

• Virginian women are required by law to wear a corset after sunset if they are with a male chaperone.


• Williamsburg - President Heads - Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents are sitting in a field in Virginia.

• Fredericksburg - Abandoned Virginia Renaissance Faire - The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

• Radford - St. Albans Sanatorium - Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.

• Centreville - Foamhenge - Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.

• Richmond - Hollywood Cemetery - The final resting place of two presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.