The Shenandoah Valley is nationally-known for its abundance of outdoor recreational opportunities. The Valley and the surrounding mountains are home to Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive, parts of the Appalachian Trail, George Washington National Forest, and numerous campgrounds and resorts, including Massanutten and Wintergreen resorts.

Other area attractions:

• Vineyards and wineries
• Civil War battlefields and battle reenactments
• Caverns
• Court Square Theater (movies, music and live theatrical productions)
• American Shakespeare Center and Blackfriars Playhouse, modeled after the original in England
• Frontier Culture Museum
• Virginia Horse Center
• Children’s Museum