- Virginia ham: Smithfield ham is famous throughout region
- Peanuts and peanut-based dishes: Virginia peanuts are premium
- Crab and Chesapeake Bay seafood
- Southern fried chicken and biscuits
- Colonial Williamsburg: living history museum and education
- Monticello: Thomas Jefferson's historic estate
- Shenandoah National Park: Blue Ridge Mountains and waterfalls
- Monument Avenue (Richmond): historic sculpture avenue
Virginia accent and Tidewater dialect; genteel Southern communication style.
- Colonial and Civil War history is important: approach respectfully
- Tipping 18-20% is expected
- Virginia's complex racial and plantation history must be respected
- Southern politeness and formality are valued