Virginia is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the “Virginia is for Lovers” theme. In honor of this milestone the Salty Southern Route would like to present 50 Destinations to Love. All of them are worth a trip down the Salty Southern Route.

  1. Surry Seafood 
  2. Bacon’s Castle (Surry County)
  3. Edwards Ham Shop (Town of Surry)
  4. Wharf Hill Brewing Co. (Smithfield)
  5. Surry Visitor’s Center (Town of Surry)
  6. Chippokes Plantation and Farm & Forestry Museum (Surry County)
  7. Historic St. Luke’s Church & Museum (Smithfield)
  8. Just for Kicks Cupcakes (Town of Surry)
  9. Birdsong Peanut Factory (Suffok)
  10. College Run Farms (Surry County)
  11. Bacon’s Castle Supply (Surry County)
  12. Franklin Cruise-In
  13. Smithfield Visitor’s Center
  14. Isle of Wight Museum (Smithfield)
  15. Taste of Smithfield
  16. Captain Chuck-a-Muck’s (Carrollton)
  17. Smithfield Station 
  18. Drewry Farm (Surry County)
  19. Woodhaven Farm
  20. Smithfield Ice Cream Parlor
  21. Smithfield Farmers Markets
  22. Concerts at the Times (Smithfield)
  23. Character Corner (Suffolk)
  24. Planter’s Peanuts (Suffolk)
  25. Harper’s Table (Suffolk)
  26. Holland’s Produce (Suffolk)
  27. Riverstone Chophouse (Suffok)
  28. ​Vintage Franklin
  29. Vintage Tavern (Suffolk)
  30. Farmer Frank’s Farm Market (Suffolk)
  31. O’doodle Doo’s Donuts (Suffolk)
  32. Suffolk Farmers Market (Suffolk)
  33. Miles B. Carpenter Folk Art Museum (Waverly)
  34. Wakefield Foundation Center for the Arts
  35. Cowling’s BBQ (Sussex)
  36. The Virginia Diner (Wakefield)
  37. First Peanut Museum (Waverly)
  38. Plantation Peanuts of Wakefield (Wakefield)
  39. Adams Peanuts & Country Story (Waverly)
  40. Wakefield Peanut Company
  41. The Peanut Patch (Courtland)
  42. R.M.Felts Packing (Ivor)
  43. Newsoms Peanut Shop (Newsoms)
  44. Hubs Peanut Companty (Sedley)
  45. Grayson & Emma’s Garden Spot (Courtland)
  46. Turtle Creek Farm (Newsoms)
  47. Big Mama’s Country Cooking (Boykins)
  48. Fred’s Restaurant (Franklin)
  49. Smith’s Fort (Surry County)
  50. Franklin’s Market on Main