Natural wonders, great American heroes and charming towns are part of Lexington & Historic Rockbridge, Virginia

Natural wonders, great American heroes and charming towns are part of Lexington & Historic Rockbridge, Virginia

Located at the crossroads of Interstates 64 and 81 in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Lexington and Rockbridge County are convenient to major mid-Atlantic cities and airports. Whether your stay is for a few days or a week, you will have plenty to see and do.

• Tour the Stonewall Jackson House, the only home the Confederate General ever owned.

• Visit Lee Chapel & Museum —“Shrine of the South”— on the campus of Washington & Lee University.

• Tour the post and parade ground at Virginia Military Institute, our nation’s oldest state-supported military college. Include a visit to the VMI Museum and the George C. Marshall Museum.

•Stroll through the 19th Century Residential District and revel in Lexington’s rich, romantic architecture.

• Visit the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery

• Enjoy shops and galleries in Lexington’s Downtown District

• Choose a play or concert at the Theater at Lime Kiln, Virginia’s premiere outdoor theatre, or delight in the eerie fun Ghost Tour.

• Spend a day at the Natural Bridge of Virginia, just 12 miles south of downtown Lexington. Adventure past the Natural Bridge to observe and assist Monacan Indians with canoe building, hide tanning, harvesting, mat weaving and much more at the Monacan Indian Living History Village.

• Travel down 34 stories into the earth for a tour of the Natural Bridge Caverns. Learn about how this underground world was created and how it continues to grow.

• Take a three-dimensional trip through early American history at the Natural Bridge Wax Museum.

• In the evening, enjoy the Drama of creation sound and light show underneath the Bridge.

Contact the Lexington & The Rockbridge Area Visitor Center, 106 East Washington Street, Lexington, Virginia, 24450. Call toll free 877-453-9822 or go to www.lexingtonvirginia.com.