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Nestled in the heart of Southwest Virginia, this delightful community has mastered the art of being simultaneously sophisticated and down-to-earth, like a professor who tells great jokes.

Hidden in plain sight just outside Gladstone, Virginia lies a natural wonderland that somehow remains one of the Commonwealth’s best-kept secrets – James River State Park, a 1,500-acre paradise where ...