On a Virginia vacation at Applewood Inn, you can visit local attractions in Lexington or within a short drive to Natural Bridge.  There are activities for a variety of interests such as fishing, skiing, hiking, hunting, swimming, bird watching, and many more.

• Relaxing on the porches
• Tubing
• Llama trekking
• Hiking
• Fox hunting
• Trout fishing
• Cross-country skiing (when it snows!)
• Swimming
• Bird watching

SHORT DRIVE (10-15 min. drive)

• Natural Bridge (one of the 7 natural wonders)
• Natural Bridge Caverns
• Natural Bridge Wax Museum
• Natural Bridge Zoo
• Cave Mountain Lake
• Blue Ridge Parkway
• Appalachian Trail
• Canoeing the James River
• Antique shops

HISTORIC LEXINGTION:

• Stonewall Jackson House and Museum
• Robert E. Lee Chapel
• Carriage rides
• Walking tours
• Ghost tours
• Lime Kiln Theater
• Washington & Lee University
• Virginia Military Institute
• George Marshall Museum
• Boxerwood Gardens
• Lexington Antique Mall
• Links Golf Course (new)
• Virginia Gold Asian Pears
• Virginia Safari Park
• Cascades Day Spa
• Hull's Drive In Movie Theater
• Horseback riding (20 min. drive)
• Virginia Horse Center
• Wilderness Canoe Company
  

In the County: (25 min. drive)

• Cyrus McCormick Farm/Museum
• Rockbridge Vineyard & Winery
• Wade's Mill
• Lexington Valley Vineyard

In Historic Staunton: (40 min. drive):

• Museum of American Frontier Culture
• Woodrow Wilson Birthplace

In Roanoke: (45-55 min. drive)

• Mill Mountain Zoo
• Civic Center
• Historic Market Square and Farmers Market

• The Homestead Resort
• Warm Springs public mineral baths
• Charlottesville
• Monticello
• Ashlawn-Highland
• University of Virginia