Welcome to Lexington, Virginia and Rockbridge County. This may be just what you're looking for to spend a day, a weekend, or a week. There's history, shopping, theater, outdoor life and more in our little corner of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Take a minute to explore our site, to find even more to discover and explore during your stay.
The Virginia Horse Center
Virginians have been horse-lovers since colonial times and that love affair continues up to the present day. For years, the areas around Middleburg and Charlottesville, Virginia have been called “Horse Country,” but since 1988, equine fanciers have added…
Lexington Carriage Company
See Lexington in an different way from a horsedrawn carriage. Slowed to the pace and rhythm of hoofbeats, horsedrawn carriage tours take you past the Stonewall Jackson House, through historic downtown Lexington, by Washington and Lee University, through…
Cyrus McCormick Farm
In July of 1831, Cyrus McCormick's invention, the first sucessful mechanical reaper, was demonstrated on one of McCormick's wheat fields. The reaper, which harvested grain five times faster with much less effort than a man with a scythe or sickle. was…
Lee Chapel
The chapel on the campus of Washington and Lee University was built under the supervision of Robert E. Lee while he was president of the school. The chapel contains the crypt where Lee and his immediate family are interred, and a museum that highlights…
