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A Warm Holiday Welcome to Lexington, Buena Vista and Rockbridge County

We're excited about your visit to Lexington, Buena Vista and Rockbridge County, Virginia this holiday season. In fact, we've been preparing for months.

14 Great Towns for Fall

How to build a perfect fall weekend? From across the mountain regions of seven states, here’s a combination of fun built around welcoming towns, great festivals and a leaf excursion.

Pickens, South Carolina: A Town That Knows its Place

Named after Revolutionary War hero General Andrew Pickens and chartered in 1868, the small Upstate city of Pickens is blooming.

Walking Fort Mountain State Park

The expertise and work of the Civilian Conservation Corps is abundantly evident in walking this 4,058-acre park.

Hampshire Farm Crawl

With about 30 stops in all, the sequence of visits can fill a July weekend with fun and discovery.

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A Warm Holiday Welcome to Lexington, Buena Vista and Rockbridge County

We're excited about your visit to Lexington, Buena Vista and Rockbridge County, Virginia this holiday season. In fact, we've been preparing for months.
Powell Valley Overlook, near Big Stone Gap, Virginia, is a great stop for fall foliage.

14 Great Towns for Fall

How to build a perfect fall weekend? From across the mountain regions of seven states, here’s a combination of fun built around welcoming towns, great festivals and a leaf excursion.
Table Rock Mountain rises high above Table Rock Lake.

Pickens, South Carolina: A Town That Knows its Place

Named after Revolutionary War hero General Andrew Pickens and chartered in 1868, the small Upstate city of Pickens is blooming.
The Cool Springs Overlook looks onto the Holly Creek Valley.

Walking Fort Mountain State Park

The expertise and work of the Civilian Conservation Corps is abundantly evident in walking this 4,058-acre park.
A goat looking for either a snack or a head rub pokes its head through the gate at Dollinger Farm.

Hampshire Farm Crawl

With about 30 stops in all, the sequence of visits can fill a July weekend with fun and discovery.
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At Coopers Rock State Forest, new Stargazer cabins invite guests to look up through skylights and telescopes.
Country Roads

Even Closer to Almost Heaven

New Stargazer cabins at Coopers Rock State Forest offer a skyward escape in the mountains of West Virginia.

June 29, 2026
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Country Roads

A Mountain Tradition Turns 90 

Visitors flock to Galax, Virginia, each summer for the Old Fiddlers’ Convention, a days-long celebration of Appalachian music.

June 29, 2026
Synchronous Fireflies
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The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

June 29, 2026

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