Attractions

Explore some of our most popular destinations.

Mount Rogers National Recreation Area
Mount Rogers is one of the eastern United States' highest mountain areas and Virginia's highest peak. Its namesake, William Barton Rogers, was a man of science and the state's first geologist. No doubt inspired by the natural beauty surrounding him, Rogers was also known to be a philosopher and poet.

The summit of Mount Rogers lies at 5,729feet and its part of a large forest district of more than 100,000 acres, the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (NRA). The NRA area encompasses 400 miles of maintained trails, including a 60-mile stretch of America's scenic Appalachian Trail and 10,000 acres of wilderness. Jefferson National Forest, one of eight forest systems in the national network, surrounds the recreational area with approximately 700,000 acres. Visitors to Virginia's rooftop can view awesome vistas here throughout each of the four seasons.

Hungry Mother State Park (HMSP)
One of Virginia's original six state parks and an award-winning Best State Park, the 2,215 acre HMSP offers cabins;a family lodge; 118 campsites; a beach, a restaurant, walking, hiking, biking and multi-use paths (some paved); picnicking shelters; a gift store and concessions, volleyball areas; interpretive and education programs; and non-motorized boating, fishing, and swimming at a beautiful 108-acre lake. Also available by reservations is Hemlock Haven, a 35-acre conference center site, and an amphitheater for small special events such as weddings, and musical or theatrical entertainment, and catering services. Built by President Roosevelt's visionary Civilian Conservation Corps, HMSP opened in 1936 and has been a protected natural resource and outdoor recreation venue ever since.

Lincoln Theatre
The beautifully-restored Lincoln Theatre, Inc. is located in the heart of downtown Marion, Virginia which is a certified Virginia Main Street Community. From it's award-winning PBS bluegrass concert series Song of the Mountains, to children's theater, big band, and classical, The Lincoln Theatre presents a year-round array of performing arts events in a beautifully restored historic 1929 facility.

Museum of the Middle Appalachians
From the Ice Age to the Space Age, come explore a place that awes the imagination. Once only the vision of a small towns's volunteers the museum opened in 1996 to research and showcase 30,000 years of history! The museum has exhibits on Geology, the Ice Age, Native Americans, the Civil War, and Industry. It features information on the salt beds deep beneath the town, and the Company Town whose growth depended on the 100 year old salt industry.