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This Virginia Mountain Town Has a Drive-in Movie Theater, Quaint Inns, and Easy Access to the Blue Ridge Parkway
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This Virginia Mountain Town Has a Drive-in Movie Theater, Quaint Inns, and Easy Access to the Blue Ridge Parkway

Travel + Leisure·https://www.facebook.com/travelandleisure/·about 1 month ago
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Top 5 Can’t Miss Book a room at The Georges, a cozy boutique hotel with luxurious touches. Attend a bluegrass, folk, or Americana concert at Lime Kiln (but get your ticket in advance). Stroll through Downtown Lexington, stopping in the various locally owned galleries, boutiques, and eateries along the way. Load up on local wine, cider, and a range of smaller culinary delights at Purveyors on Main. To avoid the summer heat, visit in the spring or fall, when you'll also experience wildflowers or vivid foliage in the surrounding mountains. Like many places in Virginia—and the South as a whole—Lexington has a complicated history. Confederate General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson is buried in the mountain town—the graveyard, formerly known as the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, was renamed Oak Grove Cemetery in 2020—and Robert E. Lee once served as president of Washington and Lee University (W&L), then named Washington College.…

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