Recently Lynchburg as had an influx of people.  Most of whom are attending one of the colleges here.  Some of them are their parents dropping them off at school.  I can always tell the traffic is a little heavier during the school year.

Lynchburg Virginia

I don’t think you can really call Lynchburg Va a college town.  But it is hard to avoid the classification.  With Liberty University, Lynchburg College, Central Virginia Community College, Randolph College, Sweet Briar College and a few more institutions of higher learning.

So now you are here, school has started, and you are “settled in”.  What is there to do?

There are no casinos, and Cattle Annies is the only real dance hall.  Riotous partying is still possible, but you may have to work a little harder at it here.

Your parents may have attended college here 29-30 years ago and they probably remember Lynchburg being restaurant deprived.  Not any more!  Lynchburg has over 100 places to eat with nearly anything you want to consume.

Lynchburg’s heart is leafy green.  The Blackwater Creek Natural Area includes hiking and bike trails near the center of town and there are enough of them to give even Lance Armstrong a work out.

There are many churches to chose from.  Folks don’t call this the city of churches for nothing.

It is easy to explore Central Virginia.  It is not that far to Roanoke, Charlottesville or even Washington DC.  These make great day trips.

One of my personal favorite things to do is take a drive up to the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Appalachian Trail which are only a short drive to the west.

For those of you seeking culture we have one museum for every five visitors in the Lynchburg area.  We are very big on history around here especially our own.

If you still can’t find something to do around here, you can always count roadkill.  Lynchburg may not have a wild nightlife, but we do have a lot of night wildlife.