After the opening of Buc-ee's in our beautiful Shenandoah Valley, I've seen a lot of folks ask, "What are some other fun things to do in the area?" So since I'm a person that loves making lists (no joke, instead of doodling, I used to make lists as a kid), I decided to compile a [work-in-progress] list of attractions that are near the famous Rockingham Buc-ee's within an hour drive. There's something for everyone: farm markets, coffee & ice cream shops, museums, parks, quaint downtowns, history, hiking, beautiful drives, caverns, and so much more! 

Enjoy!

Mt Crawford

~2-10 minutes away

Overlook Produce, Bakery, & Deli

Green Valley Book Fair

Smiley's Ice Cream

Mt Crawford Creamery

White Oak Lavender Farm

Crosskeys Farm

Crosskeys Bistro & Vineyard

Crosskeys Battlefield

Flying Rabbit Sporting Clays

Farm Lane Produce - Pick your own Flowers

Bridgewater

~5-10 minutes away

Smiley's Ice Cream

Magdalena Bake

Cafe Au Lait

Wildwood Park

Riverwalk Parks

Oakdale Park

Cooks Creek Arboretum

Whitelow | Harrison | Wynant Parks

Generations Park - Ice Skating Rink

Sandy Bottom Mini Golf & Par 3

Bluestone Vineyard

Sipe Center
 

Dayton

~10-15 minutes away

Harvest Table

Grammie's Ice Cream

Bridgewater Coffee

The Dayton Market

Sunrise Market & Deli

Historic Downtown Dayton

Silver Lake Mill & Virginia Quilt Museum

Hopeful Things Boutique

Dayton Parks

Harrisonburg

~10-20 minutes away

Shenandoah Heritage Market

Kline's Dairy Bar

Downtown Harrisonburg

Dream Come True Park

Purcell Park

Lake Shenandoah

Mulligan's Golf

New Creation

WithSimplicity

Valley Mall 

Explore More Children's Discovery Museum

Edith J Carrier Arboretum

John C Wells Planetarium

Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center

Melrose Caverns

Back Home on the Farm

Blessings Bookstore

Horizon's Edge Sports Campus

Weyers Cave

~10-15 minutes away

Valley Pike Farm Market

Harmony Harvest Farm

Penn Laird/Port Republic

~15-20 minutes away

Rockingham Park

Valley Jump Park

Crossroads Cafe

Mill Creek Country Store

Port Republic Museum

Verona

~15 minutes away

Factory Antique Mall

Stonewall Brigade Museum

Grottoes

~20 minutes away

Grand Caverns & Park

Mountain View Park

McGaheyesville 

~25-30 minutes away

Massanutten Resort & Waterpark 

Thunderbird Cafe

Staunton

~25-30 minutes away

Frontier Culture Museum

Historic Downtown Staunton

Camera Heritage Museum

Sunspots Studio - Glass Blowing

Virginia Scenic Railway

American Shakespeare Theater

Woodrow Wilson Museum

Gypsy Hill Park

New Market/Mt Jackson

~25-30 minutes away

Route 11 Chips

New Market Battlefield

Shenandoah Valley Flea Market

Endless Caverns

Shenandoah Caverns

Afton

~30 minutes away

Blue Ridge Parkway

Skyline Drive - South Entrance 

Swannanoa Palace

Waynesboro

~35-40 minutes away

Blue Ridge Tunnel

Sunset Park

Waynesboro Heritage Museum

Wayne Theatre

And beyond

~40min-1 hour away

Showalter's Orchard

Chile's Peach Orchard

Natural Bridge

Luray Caverns

Virginia Safari Park

Shenandoah National Park

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