The best road cycling routes around Buena Vista

The Visitor Center and Bridge Entrance at Natural Bridge State Park serve as the starting point for exploring the park's main attractions, including the Natural Bridge along the Cedar Creek Trail. The Visitor Center offers amenities such as restrooms, a gift shop, and informative displays about the park's geology, history, and natural features. It's also where visitors can purchase admissions tickets and receive maps and guides for their visit. It is open from 10 am – 6 pm and the fee is $9 per persons 13 years and older, and $6 per person ages 6-12. Children younger than six are free.

The Natural Bridge in Virginia's Natural Bridge State Park is a stunning geological formation located along the Cedar Creek Trail. Standing 215 feet high and 90 feet wide, this natural limestone arch was carved by Cedar Creek over millions of years. The bridge has a rich history; once considered sacred by the Monacan people and later surveyed by a young George Washington, it is a National Historic Landmark, drawing visitors to marvel at it and explore the surrounding trails. The Cedar Creek Trail beneath the bridge offers a scenic 1.6-mile walk, passing by the bridge, a waterfall, and the Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit, making it a popular destination for locals and visitors alike.

At this spot where the Blue Ridge Trail and the Thistle Ridge Disc Golf Course Trail meet is a rather curious sight: a scale mode of the famous Stonehenge! This model is made out of foam, so it is best not to touch or climb on it, but feel free to take photos and explore this quirky spot.

Woods Creek Park is a lovely local park on the western side of Lexington, Virginia. There is a playground, open green spaces, and a picnic pavilion. The Woods Creek Trail also runs through and ends at this park, making it a great place to begin or end your hike along it.

The Woods Creek Trail is a gravel multi-use trail that links the historic Jordan's Point with Woods Creek Park through the Washington and Lee University and the Virginia Military Institute's (VMI) campuses. This is a great urban trail on the northwestern side of Lexington.

The Jordan's Point Historic District is located in Jordan's Point Park in Lexington, Virginia. Developed around 1800 by John Jordan and John Moorhead, the site originally housed a sawmill. In 1806, they dammed the Maury River and constructed a cotton mill in 1808. Although only foundations and the millrace remain from these early industrial activities, notable surviving structures include the miller's house, built around 1815, which is now a local museum, and a chapel built in 1874. The district's historical significance was recognized in 2016 when it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Glen Maury Park, a 315-acre park in Buena Vista, offers miles of hiking and biking trails, an Olympic-sized pool, and two campgrounds. The park features several pavilions that can be rented out. Annually, the park hosts music events for music lovers of all genres, from rock n' roll to classical. Rentals for kayaks, inner tubes, and bikes are available at the park office if you want to cool off in the river after a nice hike around the trails. Additionally, the Glen Maury House is located here. Also known as Paxton Place or Elisha Paxton's house, this historic home was built between 1829 and 1832 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

An interesting network of caverns 34 stories beneath the earth. Discovered just before the 20th century, these are some of the most impressive caverns on the East Coast. The caverns are open from 10am until 5pm March until November and on weekends only December to February. Tickets cost $19. Don't forget to pack a jacket – it's chilly in the caverns.