Rockbridge County, Virgina

Things to Do in the Area

Close by:

Daytime:

Natural Bridge of Virginia, caverns, wax museum, and zoo. Virginia Safari Park. Glen Maury Park and Southern Virginia University in Buena Vista. Historic Lexington; Virginia Military Institute, Washington & Lee University, Lee Chapel Museum, VMI Museum, George C. Marshall Museum, Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, shopping historic downtown district, Boxerwood Gardens, Carriage Tours of Historic Lexington, the Lexington Antique Mall and the Virginia Horse Center.

Evenings:

The Theater at Lime Kiln (May-October), Lenfest Center for the Performing Arts, Hulls Drive-in, State Movies 3 and the Ghost Tour in Lexington. The Valley Cinemas in Buena Vista. Natural Bridge Speedway (Saturdays April-September).

Nearby in Rockbridge County:

Goshen Pass, Cyrus McCormicks Farm & Workshop, Buffalo Springs Herb Farm, Rockbridge Vineyard and Wades Mill.

Day Trips:

Drive the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway & Skyline Drive, Canoe and Kayak the James River Basin, fish, hike, swim and picnic at Lake Robertson, other hiking, fishing and horseback riding.

Civil War sites:

New Market Battlefield (1 hr 50 mins), Appomattox Court House (1 hr 15 mins), Sailors Creek Battlefield (2 hrs).

Historic sites:

Stonewall Jackson House in Lexington, The Paxton House in Buena Vista, Poplar Forest near Lynchburg, Monticello in Charlottesville and Woodrow Wilson Birthplace & Museum in Staunton.

Birding:

Natural Bridge, Locher Tract, Glen Maury Park, Chessie Nature Trail, Lake Robertson, and Goshen Wildlife Management Area.

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