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day trippin'
Watch the sun set over the mountains, river
and city from Rooftop 7, Lynchburg.
Love sign at Riverwalk Trail.
System. At Liberty Snowflex, you can ski,
snowboard and tube year-round.
For the art lover, there are galleries scattered
and you are invited to tickle the ivories and
delight those walking by.
Curious History Walking Tours offers an
interactive storytelling tour of downtown
highlighting history and architecture. There
are also self-guided tours through seven historic
districts.
Check out The Legacy Museum of African
American History and internationally
acclaimed poet Anne Spencer's House and
Garden Museum. For a glimpse at life in the
1800s, tour Points of Honor.
Old City Cemetery, established in 1806, is
a Virginia Historic Landmark and serves as
an outdoor museum. The Pest House Medical
Museum, Hearse House and Caretakers
Museum and others are housed there. In addition,
you will find an arboretum of historic
plants. The Antique Rose Festival takes place
in April and May and in October, they offer
candlelight tours.
You can venture outside to hike or bike the
riverwalk trail over the train trestle to Percival
Island, a 1½ mile island natural habitat. On the
way, snap your photo by the LOVE sign, one of
several in town. Other places to enjoy the outdoors
and animals include The Claytor Nature
Center and The Nature Center at Miller Park,
Hollins Park and the Liberty Mountain Trail
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throughout the city including the Academy
Center for the Arts, the Daura Gallery and
the Maier Museum. Outside murals offer a
backdrop for your selfies. Several shops and
studios host local artists and their work including
Oxide Pottery, Findings Art Store and
Riverviews Artspace. Pop up to the third floor
of Bailey Spencer Hardware on Main Street
to visit photographer JoAnne Becker at Studio
3. Take in a play at the Renaissance Theatre.
There are several lovely shops downtown like
the Hip Tulip. Stop by the community market.
Lynchburg offers more than enough for
several day trips, experiencing different things
each time.
STAUNTON
Staunton features beautifully preserved architecture
and six historic districts. It was named
one of a dozen distinctive destinations in
the United States by the National Trust for
Historic Preservation as well as one of the 20
Most Beautiful Main Streets in America by
Reader's Digest. Oprah Daily listed it as one
of the 25 Best Small Town Main Streets in
America You Need to Visit ASAP.
Roam the galleries and garden at R.R.
Smith Center for History and Art. Housed
there, the Staunton Augusta Art Center hosts
Art on the Town Memorial Weekend and Art
in the Park in September. On Saturdays from
May to October, meet in the lobby to take the
Historic Staunton Foundation guided walking
tour through four of the historic districts.
Visit the Woodrow Wilson Presidential
Library and Museum. The birthplace of Wilson
is now a museum featuring his life story, a
WW1 trench exhibit and more.
To explore early pioneer lifestyles, visit the
Frontier Culture Museum, a living history
museum featuring five historic, working farms
and costumed interpreters.
Staunton offers plenty of arts and culture.
The Heifetz International Music Institute
offers an intensive six-week program and
daily concerts by participants throughout the
summer as well as chamber music concerts on
occasion.
The American Shakespeare Center performs
classics and modern plays year-round in
Blackfriars Playhouse, the world's only indoor
recreation of Shakespeare's theatre. They also
offer educational workshops and professional
development courses along with tours of the
theatre. Give yourself time to warm up to the
olde English in the Shakespeare plays and be
prepared to be part of the performance as the
audience is often included in the theatrics.
Watch live glassblowing demonstrations
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