Lexington Antique Mall : Rte. 11 College Square Shopping Center - Lexington, VA 24450 - 540-463-9511 - Hours: Jan-April 10AM-6PM Mon-Sat; 12:30PM-5PM Sunday - May-Dec 10AM-6PM Mon-Thurs; 10AM-8PM Fri-Sat; - 12:30PM-5PM Sunday - Closed Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas - * 40,000 sq. ft of quality antiques and collectibles - * 250 dealers - * Country/primitive and formal furniture - * Glassware, jewelry, dolls, toys, books, Civil War memorabilia, quilts, - folk art, and moreBoxerwood Gardens : 963 Ross Rd. - Lexington, VA 24450 - 540-463-2697 - Hours: Thursday-Sunday 9AM-4PM - Self-guided tours by appointment. - Mature collection of Magnolias, Dwarf Conifers, Dogwoods, Azaleas, Rhododendrons, and Japanese Maples. Ask about the Orchard House.RockBridge Historical Society : 101 E. Washington St. - Lexington, VA 24450 - 540-464-1058 - Open April 15th-Sept 15th; Hours: 10AM-3PM Tuesday-Saturday - * Room-by-room walk through the periods that have been significant - for this county, the state, and the nation - * In the Native American display, there is a Howard Pyle oil painting - titled "The Forest City" and a report on the excavation of the Havs - Creek Indian Mound. - * The early settler's room includes the Borden Grant map and the - magnificent cradle used by Mary Moore - * From the Civil War Era, the society has the Margaret Jenkins Preston - desk on display and some new prints of Lee and the people around - Him. - * Other rooms are of the Victorian period and the 1920-Plus roomsThe General Store : 2522 Beech Ave. - Buena Vista, VA 24416 - 540-261-3860 - * 7 miles from Downtown Lexington - * Established in 1891 - * Tin, stone, and ironware - * Unique gifts and accessories - * Hand-crafted toys - * Classic casual clothing - * Fashion jewelry - * Hiking boots and shoes - * Western-wear and boots - * Bib overalls and red long johns - * Virginia wines - * Cookbooks - * Stone ground mill products - * Tee-shirts - * Souvenirs - * Candies - * Old-time ice cream counter - * Free museum displaysWashington State Purveyors : 9 East Washington Street - Lexington, VA 24450 - 540-464-9463 - * Fine wines - * Microbrews and imports - * Gourmet snacks - * Premium cigars and tobacco - * Home-brewing supplies - * Stemware and accessories - * Picnic and gift baskets - * Monthly wine club - * "Home of the Cajun Peanut"Lake Robertson : State Rte. 251 to Collierstown and Rte. 770 - Lexington, VA 24450 - 540-463-4164 - Summer Hours: May 20-Labor Day 6AM-10PM - Fall & Spring Hours are posted. - Enjoy 581 acres of forest and rolling hills. Lake Robertson is 14 miles west of Lexington and offers camping, fishing, swimming, tennis courts, picnic areas, and hiking trails.National Bridge : PO Box 57, N - Natural Bridge, VA 24578 -533-1410 or 540-291-2121 - The National Bridge, a national historic landmark, is 1 of 7 natural wonders of the world. Enjoy a 45 minute cavern tour, a wax museum and factory tour, the gift shop, a blacksmith and craft barn, the Summerhouse Cafe, and Virginia foods, wines, and crafts.Natural Bridge Zoo : RFD 1 - Natural Bridge, VA 24579 - 540-291-2420 - Natural Bridge Zoo offers the largest animal petting area in Virginia, a breeding center for rare and endangered species, elephant rides, giraffe exhibits, a rare white tiger, a safari shop, free picnic areas, and over 400 species of exotic reptiles, birds, and mammals.Enchanted Castle : Rte. 11 S - Natural Bridge, Virginia 24579 - 540-291-2684 - Hours: Memorial Day Weekend and June Weekends 10AM-6PM - July through October open daily 10AM-6PM - The enchanted castle offers a tour designed for all age groups with a world created to expand your imagination, a bungee jumping pig, and a 10ft. tick. You can also get zapped to Mars or enjoy a ghost tour through the back streets, alleyways, and cemetery in Lexington.George C. Marshall Museum : V.M.I. Parade Ground-Drawer 1600 - Lexington, VA 24450 - 540-463-7103 - Open 9AM-5PM Daily; Admission $3 Adults & $1 Children (7-18yrs) - Visit the museum, archives, and research library of the person responsible for the Marshall Plan. Photomurals, videos, and artifacts trace General Marshall's life from boyhood through WWI and II, and his years as Secretary of Sate and Secretary of Defense.Stonewall Jackson House : 8 East Washington St. - Lexington, VA 24450 - 540-463-3777 - Open 9AM-5PM Monday through Saturday; 1PM-5PM Sunday - The home of General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson was restored in 1979 and furnished with many of Jackson's own possessions. Enjoy an audio-visual program guided tour and the museum shop.Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery : Lexington, VA 24450 - 540-463-3777 - Visit the burial grounds of over 100 Civil War Veterans built in 1789. The statue of Jackson was dedicated in 1891 and drew in one of the largest crowds ever assembled in Lexington.Lexington Carriage Company : 130 S. Randolph St. - Lexington, VA 24450 - 540-463-5647 - Open: April 1-Oct. 31 10AM-4:30PM; June-August 9AM-5PM - Admission: $12 per person 14-64yrs; $7 ages 7-13yrs; $4 ages 4-6yrs - Group tours are available. Enjoy horse-drawn carriage tours through the restored historic downtown area, "Stonewall" Jackson cemetery, Lee Chapel, and Washington-Lee University area. Tours are narrated by professional carriage drivers/tour guides.Robert E. Lee Chapel : 30 S. Main St. - Lexington, VA 24450 - 540-463-3101 or 540-463-8768 - Hours: 9AM-4PM Monday-Saturday; 2PM-5PM Sunday - * Lee Museum and Robert E Lee's Office - * Lee's horse, "Traveller", buried in plot beside chapel - * Washington/Custis/Lee CollectionCyrus McCormick Farm : Exit 205 off I-81 - Raphius onto Rte. 606 - Raphine, VA 24472 - 540-377-2255 - Hours: 8:30AM-5PM Daily - Admission: Free - This is a 634 acre farm, called Walnut Grove, with a restored blacksmith shop, gristmill, and museum. Cyrus McCormick's invention was the 1st successful mechanical reaper.V.M.I. Museum : Jackson Memorial Hall - Lexington, VA 24450 - 540-464-7232 - Hours: 9AM-5PM Monday-Saturday; 2PM-5PM Sundays - * Dates back to 1856, - * History of V.M.I. 1907 memorabilia of "Stonewall" Jackson, Matthew - Fontaine Maury, General George S. Patten - * V.M.I. 1901- General George Marshall - * V.M.I. 1908 - Medal of Honor awarded to Polar Explorer Admin. - Richard Byrd - * V.M.I. 1935 - World famous firearm collection of Henry StewartSam Houston's Birthplace : Rte. 11 - Lexington, VA 24450 - Open Anytime - * Monument with a plaque commemorating the birthplace of Texas - Hero Tom Houston. - * Born on March 2, 1793 in a nearby house that no longer exists - * Monument is a 38,000 lb. piece of Texas pink granite dedicated in - 1986, which replaced the previous marker that had deteriorated.Washington & Lee University : Lexington, VA 24450 - 540-463-8400 - Hours: 9AM-4PM Monday-Friday; By Appointment Sat-Sun - * 9th oldest university in U.S. founded in 1749 - * George Washington was the 1st major donor - * Robert E Lee served as president from 1865 until his death in 1870 - * The front canvas is a national historical landmarkSouthern Virginia College : Buena Vista, VA - 540-261-8400 - Call for appointment - The main hall was built in 1892 and is considered the heart of the campus. It was built in Romanesque style as a resort hotel when Buena Vista was at the center of Western Virginia's land boom. It is on the national registry of historic places and is a Virginia landmark.Lexington Visitor Center : 106 E. Washington St. - Lexington, VA 24450 - 540-463-3777 - Hours: 9am to 5pm daily Sept-May; 8:30am to 6pm June-August - Travel counselors are knowledgeable about Lexington and RockBridge County attractions, recreation, accommodations, and the history of the area. They offer brochures, walking tour information, state and local maps, exhibits, slide shows, research books, and some information on other areas of Virginia.General Information : Downtown Lexington has both a historic past and a heritage of architectural preservation. The oldest downtown buildings date from the late 18th century and early to mid 19th century. The 19th century atmosphere has attracted the attention of Hollywood scenes for the movie "Sommersby". Several other theatrical and television productions have been shot in and around the downtown area. - Shoppers in downtown Lexington will find a diversity of merchandise and services. Book stores offering new, used, and collectible books, antiques, and historical artifacts and documents are available at a number of local shops. Specialty food stores sell such things as locally roasted coffees, gourmet chocolates, herbs & organic foods, and fresh-baked breads, cakes, and pastries. Other shops stock distinctive gift items, original art, prints & posters, college merchandise, and men's and women's clothing. - Lexington's churches represent a variety of denominations and architectural styles. "Stonewall" Jackson was a member of the Lexington Presbyterian Church; his regular pew is marked with plaque.Virginia Horse Center : Rte. 39 - Lexington, VA 24450 - 540-463-4300 - This is an indoor coliseum with permanent seating for 4500 people and stabling for 577 horses. An outside arena with a covered grandstand seats 1000 and there is a 36,000 sq. foot covered arena. There are 2 winterized barns with 180 stalls, 3 dressage rings, 5 miles of horse trails, and a hunter trail course. They have been recognized as one of the finest equestrian facilities in the US. They have a recreational vehicle park and the American work horse museum. Plans are in the making for developing a world-class combined training, driving, & steeplechase course. More than 40 breeds of horses have showed or competed at VHC. There are also dressage clinics, rodeos, and polo matches with scheduled events running from mid-January through mid-December every weekend and some during the week. Some of the scheduled shows include: Appalossa, Arabian, Virginia horse trials, Hunter-Jumper horse shows and finals, Turnbull brokerage horse and tack sale, metra team roping, Wild horse and burro adoption, Llama and Alpaca show, Clean run dog agility, VQHA region I East coast championship, Virginia beef expo, Old dominion pony games, Bonnie Blue, Eastern Penn reining horse association, Rockbridge regional fair, Ashav, and many more.Goshen Pass : West of Lexington on Rte. 39 - Lexington, VA 24450 - Hours: Yearly tourism - Twelve miles from Lexington on Rte. 39, enter a great mountain gorge. There are 3 miles of rushing, boulder-strewn river with rhododendron, mountain laurel, ferns, magnificent pines and hemlock, maples, and dogwood lining the stream and climbing the steep slopes of the surrounding mountains. - Aside from it's natural beauty, the pass offers a variety of recreational activities. Some of which include: swimming & tubing in the cool mountain water during the summer months, canoeing, fishing, hiking, and picnicking during both the summer and cooler months. The pass has a history as a natural thoroughfare through the mountains. In the 19th century, it was used by the stagecoach lines. The pass is managed by the Virginia department of transportation and is a game forest preserve.Theater at Lime Kiln : 14 S. Randolph St. - Lexington, VA 24450 - 540-463-3074 - Call for information - The ruins of a 19th century lime quarry and kiln have been transformed into a magical setting for enjoying music and drama with stone ruins as a stage and a starstudded sky for a roof. They present professional works of theater that celebrate the history and culture of Virginia and the Southern mountains. Plays are presented Tuesday through Saturday during the summer. On Sundays, talented musicians come to lime kiln playing everything from Bluegrass to Zydeco as part of the Coors Concert Series.Blue Ridge Parkway : Open Yearly - The parkway runs along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains for 470 miles in Virginia and North Carolina. It is only a 15 minute drive from Lexington. Besides beautiful views of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and valleys, the parkway provides a look at the natural and cultural history of the region. Popular times for the parkway are the late spring, when the rhododendron and mountain laurel are in bloom, and also the fall leaf season. You can spend a few hours or several days traveling the blue ridge parkway, and see new and different things around every turn. If you enjoy natural beauty and scenic views, take a drive on the parkway while you visit the Rockbridge area.Woods Creek Park and the Chessie Nature Trail : Lexington, VA 24450 - 540-463-3777 (Lexington Visitor Center) - Open Yearly from Dawn to Dusk except Christmas Day - The park is 2 miles long running virtually from one end of Lexington to the other and contains open spaces and a playground. Enjoy a walk through groves of pines, cleared forest, grassy areas, and back through cleared areas. The trail passes under a large stone culvert that once carried the railroad over Woods Creek. - Chessie Nature Trail follows the Old Road Red of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad for 12 miles between Lexington and Buena Vista. Along the trail, hikers can see relics of the railroad and of the canal that comes up the Maury to Lexington. Of particular interest is Reid's Dam and Lock, about 2 miles downstream from Lexington on the Chessie trail. The lock allowed canal boats to pass rapids in the river. The canal was built in the 1850's and carried passengers and freight up and down the James and Maury Rivers from Richmond to Lexington and Buchanan. The remains of the dams and locks can still be seen along the river. There is a trail map available at the visitor center. No vehicles/bicycles are permitted on the trail.Lexington Lanes : Rte. 11 North - Lexington, VA 24450 - 540-464-2695 - Hours vary - Lexington lanes is a bowling establishment with 24 auto scoring lanes, "bumper bowling" available for kids, a video game room, and pool tables. Every Friday and Saturday enjoy "Neon Nights" from 11PM-1AM.
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