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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.
- In 2008, Tourism, one of Virginia’s largest industries, generated $19.2 billion in revenue, supported 210,620 jobs and provided $1.28 billion in state and local tax revenue. Revenue from tourism in Virginia increased 2.8 percent over 2007.
- 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 35 state parks,
54 natural areas and 33 parks and historic areas managed by the National Park Service.
- 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.
- CQ Press' Health Care State Ranking 2009 ranks Virginia
the healthiest among South Atlantic states.
- Three Virginia cities were named in Money
Magazine’s 2009 list of the 100 best places to live in the
United States.
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