Guidebook for Lynchburg

Jeff And Carol
Jeff And Carol
Guidebook for Lynchburg

Food Scene

The best Asian food in Lynchburg
22 locals recommend
King's Island Restaurant
2804 Old Forest Rd
22 locals recommend
The best Asian food in Lynchburg
Great seafood in a nearby location
10 locals recommend
Harbor Inn Seafood
3220 Old Forest Rd
10 locals recommend
Great seafood in a nearby location
The best local Mexican fare
15 locals recommend
Mi Patron Mexican Restaurant
4925 Old Boonsboro Road
15 locals recommend
The best local Mexican fare
Great Italian food and ambiance
17 locals recommend
Milano's Italian Restaurant
4327 Boonsboro Rd
17 locals recommend
Great Italian food and ambiance
Great Italian food & ambiance
58 locals recommend
Isabella's Italian Trattoria
4925 Boonsboro Rd
58 locals recommend
Great Italian food & ambiance
Great pizza within 2 minutes; free delivery as well.
8 locals recommend
Papa John's Pizza
2812 Old Forest Rd
8 locals recommend
Great pizza within 2 minutes; free delivery as well.
Great place for brunches and massages
Spa & Salon At Acorn Hill
2134 Old Forest Rd
Great place for brunches and massages
Great local fare at a reasonable price, good variety, and can accommodate groups.
9 locals recommend
Charley's Restaurant and Catering
707 Graves Mill Rd
9 locals recommend
Great local fare at a reasonable price, good variety, and can accommodate groups.
Best in Lynchburg Mexican Restaurant, only a mile away.
16 locals recommend
Lola's
3025 Old Forest Rd
16 locals recommend
Best in Lynchburg Mexican Restaurant, only a mile away.
Cool restaurant near the James River, a converted train station.
74 locals recommend
Depot Grille
10 9th St
74 locals recommend
Cool restaurant near the James River, a converted train station.
Gourmet foods from a friend of the family. Everything is tasty.
29 locals recommend
Main Street Eatery & Catering Company
907 Main St
29 locals recommend
Gourmet foods from a friend of the family. Everything is tasty.

Entertainment & Activities

Home of the Garlic Festival, one of many vineyards in our area.
32 locals recommend
Rebec Vineyards
2229 N Amherst Hwy
32 locals recommend
Home of the Garlic Festival, one of many vineyards in our area.
Fabulous dinner cruise on Smith Mountain Lake; we particularly love the sunset cruise on the lake; about 3 hours with dinner and a very relaxing tour of the lake. About an hour away by car.
32 locals recommend
Virginia Dare Cruises & Marina (hours not Portside/Beacon Pub)
3619 Airport Rd
32 locals recommend
Fabulous dinner cruise on Smith Mountain Lake; we particularly love the sunset cruise on the lake; about 3 hours with dinner and a very relaxing tour of the lake. About an hour away by car.
Great place for children, interactive exhibits, educational and fun.
111 locals recommend
Amazement Square
27 9th St
111 locals recommend
Great place for children, interactive exhibits, educational and fun.
Local vendors, food, crafts, Saturday morning is the ticket for this attraction.
101 locals recommend
Lynchburg Community Market
1219 Main St
101 locals recommend
Local vendors, food, crafts, Saturday morning is the ticket for this attraction.

Sightseeing

First plantation in Lynchburg, local tours of homes built in the 1800's available.
58 locals recommend
Point of Honor
112 Cabell St
58 locals recommend
First plantation in Lynchburg, local tours of homes built in the 1800's available.
Thomas Jefferson's summer home, recent excavations reveal new details about life during the birth of our nation.
90 locals recommend
Poplar Forest
1776 Bateman Bridge Rd
90 locals recommend
Thomas Jefferson's summer home, recent excavations reveal new details about life during the birth of our nation.
One of the seven natural wonders of the world with George Washington's name carved in the stone. An amazing place with other attractions like a zoo, a car museum, a wax museum and some walking trails.
110 locals recommend
Natural Bridge
110 locals recommend
One of the seven natural wonders of the world with George Washington's name carved in the stone. An amazing place with other attractions like a zoo, a car museum, a wax museum and some walking trails.
Where our nation began healing from a devastating civil war. See a recreation of a doctor's office and other local buildings as they existed in the 1860's.
95 locals recommend
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
111 National Park Dr
95 locals recommend
Where our nation began healing from a devastating civil war. See a recreation of a doctor's office and other local buildings as they existed in the 1860's.
An amazing monument to World War II veterans with gardens, sculptures, the names of those who gave their lives for freedom. Plan to spend several hours. Tours available.
119 locals recommend
National D-Day Memorial
3 Overlord Cir
119 locals recommend
An amazing monument to World War II veterans with gardens, sculptures, the names of those who gave their lives for freedom. Plan to spend several hours. Tours available.

Arts & Culture

Liberty is the center of so much activity; graduations, parents weekends, host of home school sports events, the snowplex, the ice skating rink, fine arts, hiking trails.
37 locals recommend
Liberty University
37 locals recommend
Liberty is the center of so much activity; graduations, parents weekends, host of home school sports events, the snowplex, the ice skating rink, fine arts, hiking trails.
A registered HSBCU, the oldest college in Lynchburg. Where aspiring youth are equipped for succeeding in life.
10 locals recommend
Virginia University-Lynchburg
2058 Garfield Ave
10 locals recommend
A registered HSBCU, the oldest college in Lynchburg. Where aspiring youth are equipped for succeeding in life.
Local College less than 10 minutes away.
44 locals recommend
Randolph College
2500 Rivermont Ave
44 locals recommend
Local College less than 10 minutes away.
Amazing tank & war memorabilia museum in the small town of Danville, VA.
20 locals recommend
Tank Museum
3401 US-29 BUS
20 locals recommend
Amazing tank & war memorabilia museum in the small town of Danville, VA.

Parks & Nature

Camping and picnic grounds, hiking trails, only a half hour away.
8 locals recommend
Otter Creek Recreation Area
60851 Blue Ridge Pkwy
8 locals recommend
Camping and picnic grounds, hiking trails, only a half hour away.
Popular hiking trail up Sharptop mountain, local lodge and restaurant. Great views of entire area. Less than 45 minutes away.
42 locals recommend
Peaks of Otter Lodge
85554 Blue Ridge Pkwy
42 locals recommend
Popular hiking trail up Sharptop mountain, local lodge and restaurant. Great views of entire area. Less than 45 minutes away.
Beautiful waterfall at the end of a trail on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
21 locals recommend
Apple Orchard Falls Trailhead
Blue Ridge Parkway
21 locals recommend
Beautiful waterfall at the end of a trail on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Public park on Smith Mountain Lake with beach on the lake.
91 locals recommend
Smith Mountain Lake State Park
1235 Rd 888
91 locals recommend
Public park on Smith Mountain Lake with beach on the lake.

Shopping

Great local bookstore with large children's area, local authors and places to relax and browse.
17 locals recommend
Givens Books & Little Dickens
2236 Lakeside Dr
17 locals recommend
Great local bookstore with large children's area, local authors and places to relax and browse.
Organic foods, natural foods, desserts. A great destination for the health food shopper, only 2 miles away.
36 locals recommend
The Fresh Market
3901 Old Forest Rd
36 locals recommend
Organic foods, natural foods, desserts. A great destination for the health food shopper, only 2 miles away.

Essentials

If Walmart doesn't have it, you don't need it.
39 locals recommend
Walmart Supercenter
3227 Old Forest Rd
39 locals recommend
If Walmart doesn't have it, you don't need it.
Full service grocery with great variety
8 locals recommend
Kroger Pharmacy
4119 Boonsboro Rd
8 locals recommend
Full service grocery with great variety
Only a mile away, a convenient place to get essentials.
19 locals recommend
CVS
3100 Old Forest Rd
19 locals recommend
Only a mile away, a convenient place to get essentials.