Franklin County Booker T Washington Historic Monument Smith Mountain Lake with over 500 miles of shoreline .The jewel of the Blue Ridge Sailing School at SML. Lake Community Park for Franklin County Virginia Dare Paddle Cruise National D Day Memorial Bedford Recreation at Philpott Lake and Fairy Stone State Park Natural Bridge one of the 7 wonders of the world Hiking and Site-seeing on the Blue Ridge Blue Ridge Institute - White Liquor Blue Ridge Style - local Moonshine exhibit Horseback Riding - Trail Rides Floyd - Famous Fri Night Jamboree Batteau Festival - Lynchburg VA Birding & Wildlife Trail - Mtn Loop Blue Ridge Dinner Theatre - Ferrum Barter Theatre in Abingdon Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre Showtimers Community Theatre - Roanoke Roanoke Virginia where you can find live theater, concerts&shows, Mill Mountain Zoo, shopping malls, and fun restaurants downtown Sweetwater Amphitheater at The Lake The Rex Theater of Galax VA Martinsville Speedway just 25 minutes south of the B&B Franklin County Speedway - local - races every Sat night Apri-Oct - it's wild Helo Tours at The Lake Golfing Hunter's Raid Civil War Trail Spend the day in and see the history of Staunton Reynold's Homestead -  Birthplace and boyhood home of tobacco manufacturer R. J. Reynolds Poplar Forest - the Summer Home of Thomas Jefferson Franklin County Historical Society The surrender at the Appomattox Courthouse Civil War Traveler - follow this guide to locate historical war sites Montpelier - the Lifelong Home of President James Madison and Father of the Constitution "You may be whatever you resolve to be." Thomas J. Jackson - Stonewall Jackson House Historic Lexington Colleges and Universities near Rocky Mount Virginia Military Institute Discover Lynchburg Come and see historic Bedford Laurel Hill - birthplace of J.E.B. Stuart Discover Appalachia - National Geographic Gods and Generals filmed in VA Mountain Wineries nearby AmRhein Wine Cellars - Bent Mountain on the Parkway Chateau Morrisette at the Meadows of Dan - Excellent Restaurant and award winning winery with Music Festivals, Hike & Gourmet Lunch, Winemaker's Dinners Tomahawk Mill Winery's - GRAPE STOMPING, music, food and fun at their annual Summer Festival July 28 Red Clay Restaurant - Walk to this place Rebec Vineyards World's Finest Grapes Primland Resort - Golf, Hunt, Fish, Trail rides, Sporting Clays, Dining Click here for our Blue Ridge Parkway page and more photos...

SW VA Antique Farm Days Fest Roanoke Festival in the Park Opening July 08 - Mayberry Drive-In Virginia Museum of Transportation  O. Winston Link Museum (Railroad Photography at its best!) Roanoke Art Museum new building coming soon! Danville Museum - Last Capital of the Confederacy Wolf Creek Indian Village and Museum Drive Thru Safari Park - Hands on Animal Encounter The Blue Ridge Farm Museum located on the campus of Ferrum College History Museum and Historical Society of Western Virginia Amazement Square - Lynchburg Children's Museum Virginia's Outdoor Family fun Explore Park Blue Ridge Antique Center in Rocky Mount (5 miles North on Hwy 220) Nice antique mall - We can give directions! Antiques of the Crooked Road - end of our St Information about our county Franklin County Hillbilly Hide-A-Way - restaurant & music - 1 hr drive - highly recommend Come to the Tripple Creek Campground Music Barn in Rocky Mount for the best Bluegrass - Fall Flings and Festival in the Pines Floyd Country Store with World Famous Friday night Jamboree's Oddfella's Cantina and Music Black Dog Concert Series at Château Morrisette Winery "The Crooked Road" Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail Local Jams in Rocky Mount We would like you to relax, but as you can clearly see there is no shortage of things to do and see in our neck of the woods!  Photo page - Click Photo above to view some of the lovely scenery Virginia has to offer.  WARNING: Load time may be as slow as molasses running up hill in January! But worth the wait. Click here for a calendar listing alphabetically by town of UPCOMING EVENTS IN VIRGINIA Wilderness Road: Virginia's Heritage Migration Route - The CAROLINA ROAD still exists right here in Franklin County. If you plan to take your pooch hiking in the Blue Ridge - there is a B&B Lodging for dogs nearby  that even takes online reservations! ::Claiborne House B&B Newsletter/Coffee Talk::