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

"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 the president of Washington & Lee University (W&L), then named Washington College."

"We [also] have some of the best outdoor recreation access in the state. We're only 25 minutes from Goshen Pass, thought to be the most beautiful scenic location in Virginia, and we're close to two large watersheds, with the James River and the Maury River offering flat water fishing and floating along with paddling heavy white water when the rivers are up."

"It is also a place that has a lot of annual events or long-running places and programs: Lime Kiln has wonderful outdoor concerts in the summer, who could pass up an all-American classic drive-in movie at Hull's, and, of course, the access to the Maury River for an evening float or quick cool off dip cannot be beat."

Lexington, Virginia, combines Confederate-era sites with abundant outdoor recreation and a preserved historic downtown. Confederate General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson is buried there, and the graveyard formerly called Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery was renamed Oak Grove Cemetery in 2020; Robert E. Lee once served as president of Washington & Lee University when it was Washington College. The town sits about 25 minutes from Goshen Pass and near the James and Maury Rivers, offering flat-water fishing, floating, and whitewater paddling. Annual events and long-running local traditions include Lime Kiln outdoor concerts and Hull’s drive-in movies, while the Blue Ridge Parkway lies a short drive away.

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