Did You Know?
The Blue Ridge Parkway was designed to connect the Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains national parks.
Springtime at the Buena Vista Library
Location
Sorry, but unless you turn on javascript, you won’t be able to view our maps.
Lexington & the Rockbridge Area Tourism
Buena Vista, Virginia
540.463.3777
.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
http://www.buenavistabusiness.com
Near milepost 46
Streets lined with eclectic shops and beautiful Victorian homes are a welcome site for Blue Ridge Parkway travelers to Buena Vista – a regional gateway to the 469-mile scenic route. Downtown proprietors appeal to both worlds, offering glamorous formal attire or outdoor recreation gear as well as a really tasty frank or a superb bottle of wine. Outdoor adventurers can enjoy a hike along a stream lined with mountain laurel or a stroll on the Chessie Trail – an old railroad bed that was once the right-of-way for the C&O Railroad but was abandoned after a flood in 1969 destroyed most of the tracks. It is maintained today as a public nature trail. Today’s town is much like the original Boom-Era Buena Vista. The architecture of Southern Virginia University’s Main Hall (c. 1890) is a reflection of the city’s industrial heyday when the Hall was the fancy Buena Vista Hotel. With this large, beautiful building as “the light on the hill,” the rest of the picture is easily illuminated.
Special events maintain the lively atmosphere of the area throughout the year and none can compare to the music festivals at Glen Maury Park. There are bluegrass festivals in the summer and fall and an ever-popular beach music festival in July. Glen Maury Park is also host to the area’s only public golf course – The Vista Links. Every October, the “lost arts” of the Blue Ridge are active again at Celebrate Buena Vista’s Mountain Day Festival. The Blue Ridge Parkway can be accessed by way of Buena Vista where travelers will find some of the best hiking trails in the area.
