(FORTUNE Magazine) – Virginia Hunt Country

Chadbourn Farm in Loudoun County will keep you and your equine friends in high style. Shown by Armfield Miller & Ripley, the 33-acre property is 15 minutes northwest of the hamlet of Middleburg, a weekend getaway for Washington bigwigs looking for pastoral scenery and great shopping. Built in 1981 and renovated in 1992, the 4,000-square-foot house has the look of a venerable Colonial, with modern touches such as updated appliances, central air and heat, and an open-plan kitchen. Horses can trot around the 128-foot-by-60-foot indoor arena or prance in the 200-by-66 outdoor dressage ring. At night, while they settle into the eight-stall barn, you cozy into one of the four medium-sized bedrooms. Questions about the area? Ask Robert Duvall, who keeps a farm just over the border in Fauquier County.

South Carolina Low Country

The original owners of Pineland Plantation believed its namesake trees protected them from malaria with magical powers. These days it's the land that needs protecting, so much of the region surrounding the 34-acre estate exists under conservation easements. Built in 1895 and fully renovated nearly 100 years later, the five-bedroom, 3,910-square-foot house sports a massive portico and balustrade balcony. Fireplaces warm five rooms, including the 18-foot-by-18-foot living room. An hour from Savannah and Charleston, the manse is unmistakably Southern (in case you couldn't tell from the pine-paneled gun room). Other features: four-bay garage, stocked fishing pond, six-stall stable, and barbecue complex with outdoor firepit/oyster-roast fireplace. Pineland Plantation--represented by the Huffines Co.--comes furnished with period antiques.

California Wine Country

In Napa Valley, $1 million will buy you five acres of grape-producing land or a decent house--but never both. At 1160 Edwards Street (being shown by the Up Valley Associates) in downtown St. Helena, the house is the thing: Hardwood floors, 12-foot vaulted ceilings, crown and picture moldings, and the original corbels make this 1910 Victorian/Art Deco one of the most beloved houses in town. Its former owners liked to entertain local vintners and visiting San Franciscans (the city is an hour to the south), and many of the house's additions were designed for this purpose. The 750-square-foot deck accommodates outdoor soirees and comes with the de rigueur hot tub. Bathrooms outnumber bedrooms five to four. And the 300-plus-case climate-controlled wine cellar means no one leaves thirsty.

--MALIA BOYD