Things to Do
Gross’ Orchard & Apple Valley Homeplace – Vacation Home Rental. Open year round. $75 per couple per night. Mountain grown fruit & produce. Apples grown in the shadow of the Peaks of Otter in Bedford, Virginia. U-pick or U-select. Apple Festival on the 3rd Saturday in October. Call (540)… Read More
Natural Bridge Zoological Park – Discover the largest & most complete collection of birds & animals in the state of Virginia. Ride on an elephant, stand next to a giraffe, see a huge white tiger, hug baby llamas & donkeys. Enjoy monkeys, gibbons, & mandrill baboons. See Himalayan bears,… Read More
SeaQuest Lynchburg takes guests on adventures through rainforests, deserts and the depths of the seas. With exciting exhibits and activities for families and children of all ages, guests can get wet with the stingrays, feed birds and reptiles, marvel at the sharks, take selfies with the snakes and more!… Read More
Experience Virginia’s chef-inspired, working farm Stable Craft Brewing & Cidery. Our agri-pub features a farm-fresh food menu with hand-crafted beers, ciders, and wine. We offer overnight stays and spacious indoor & outdoor dining options. Visit with the horses, enjoy corn hole, sit by the fire pit, or relax on… Read More
You’ll find award-winning, thought-provoking & meticulous historical restoration, both inside and outside the walls of Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest, through archaeological discoveries and research that continues to uncover new knowledge about Thomas Jefferson and the free and enslaved people who formed the community at Poplar Forest. Guided house tours. Read More
Virginia Safari Park – Virginia’s only 180-acre drive-thru zoo! Drive 3 miles of road where animals of all sizes, shapes and colors approach your vehicle in search of a tasty bucket of feed. See deer, camels, bison, zebras, elk, giraffe, and many more! 4 miles North of Natural Bridge… Read More