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The Lexington and Rockbridge Area Tourism
Development office would be glad to help you develop your story.
Here are a few ideas to get you started.
O’ Brother! Blue
Grass Music Abounds
Tea Rooms
Unique Antiques
Horsin’ Around
Blast from the Past
A Child’s Vacation
20 Free Activities
O’ BROTHER! BLUEGRASS
MUSIC ABOUNDS
Bluegrass enthusiasts will enjoy the Maury River Fiddler’s
Convention, Mountain Music and Dance Festival and the Nothin’ Fancy
Bluegrass Festival at Glen Maury Park in Buena Vista in the summer
and fall. In addition, you don’t want to miss the Hootieville
Bluegrass Festival in September and the many acts that play all
summer long in the Theater at Lime Kiln Concert Series. Theater at
Lime Kiln hosted such bluegrass acts as Nickel Creek, Ralph Stanley
and the Clinch Mountain Boys, The Seldom Scene, and Doc Watson in
2002.
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TEA ROOMS
Tea for two or tea for twenty? There are two very unique tea rooms
in the area. The first is at Fun Food and Accessories located in
downtown Lexington. The other is the Brownsburg Tea Room located
just 15 minutes north of Lexington in the picturesque village of
Brownsburg. This experience is sure to delight any lady or
gentleman.
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UNIQUE ANTIQUES
If you’re strolling around downtown Lexington or driving along the
scenic back roads of Rockbridge County, you’re sure to find an
antique store to please your taste. There are also several antique
malls in the area where you can spend hours and hours looking
through quality antiques.
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HORSIN’ AROUND
Whether you’d like to pay tribute to a couple of famous horses or
you’d like to see some world-class horse events, Lexington is the
place to visit. Robert E. Lee’s horse Traveller is buried right
outside the Lee Chapel and Museum. You may even see oats and pennies
on his gravesite left by admirers. Little Sorrell, Stonewall
Jackson’s war horse is mounted in the VMI Museum. The Virginia Horse
Center, located in Lexington hosted such shows as the World
Percheron Congress, the Bonnie Blue National Horse Show, and the
USPC Championships in 2002.
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BLAST FROM
THE PAST
Reminiscent of a time gone by, while visiting Lexington make sure
you give the Pink Cadillac Diner a try. The Pink Cadillac Diner is
an original 1950’s diner. Enjoy their famous “ELVIS” burger and the
50’s music on the jukebox. Later take your date to a drive-in movie
at Hull’s Drive-In. Hull’s Drive-In opened in 1950 and was run by
the same family for four decades. It is now America’s only
non-profit, community-owned drive-in movie theater.
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A CHILD’S
VACATION
Natural Bridge is an ideal location for a vacation with your child.
First you’ll enjoy seeing the Natural Bridge; one of Virginia’s most
cherished natural wonders. You can continue past the bridge to the
Monacan Indian Village where you can assist or observe Monacan
Indians with such daily tasks as canoe building, hide tanning or
preparation of meals. If your child enjoys the slightly bizarre you
don’t want to miss the Haunted Monster Museum, which has been
described as a place where “Scooby Doo meets the Twilight Zone.”
Finally, to top off your trip to Natural Bridge children and adults
alike absolutely love to visit the Virginia Safari Park. The
Virginia Safari Park is 180-acre preserve with hundreds of
free-roaming animals that you may view from your own vehicle or see
while on a wagon tour. Three miles of road take you through the
beautiful Shenandoah Valley country side where you may see herds of
bison, elk, zebra, ostrich, and many more.
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20 FREE
ACTIVITIES
1. Drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway
2. Hike the Chessie Nature Trail
3. Visit the VMI Museum
4. Take a VMI cadet guided tour
5. Visit the Lee Chapel and Museum
6. Play tennis at Glen Maury Park
7. Enjoy a VMI cadet full dress parade
8. Stop by the Sam Houston Wayside
9. Visit Wade’s Mill
10. Tour Rockbridge Vineyard
11. Stroll through the themed gardens at Buffalo Springs Herb Farm
12. Visit the Cyrus McCormick Farm and Workshop
13. Take a tubing trip through Goshen Pass
14. Tour the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery
15. Go bicycling along the Trans America Bike Route 76
16. Enjoy a concert on Friday afternoons during the summer
17. Attend an event at the Virginia Horse Center (most events are
free)
18. Do gravestone etchings of Civil War soldiers at the Stonewall
Jackson Cemetery
19. Attend a special VMI cadet parade program at the George C.
Marshall Museum
20. Take a walking tour of downtown Lexington
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