For the last day of our Lynchburg vacation, we decided to spend a day at a brewery. Devils Backbone Basecamp Brewpub & Meadows location in Roseland, VA was more like a resort than a regular brewery! We rounded out our vacation in Lynchburg with dinner and walking downtown to visit the LOVE sign.

On our way home from the Natural Bridge Caverns, we took a detour along the Blue Ridge Parkway making stops at the Arnold Valley Overlook, Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook, and Peaks of Otter Lodge.

The Virginia Safari Park is a drive-thru attraction that lets you drive through the park while the animals roam and will walk right up to your car. It was really fun being able to just roll down the window and actually reach out and pet the animals… something you don’t get to do when you visit the zoo!

The next stop on our vacation was a visit to Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest. Many people know about Thomas Jefferson’s home in Monticello, but while in Lynchburg, we learned that he also had another home in Poplar Forest. He would often come to this home as a private retreat. He’d visit for two weeks to two months at a time. As we walked around the property, we could see why he was so attracted to the beautiful land!

The Natural Bridge Zoo has a wide variety of animals from goats, birds, and turtles to giraffes, elephants, and tigers. Read more about my favorite stop on our 4th of July adventure around Natural Bridge, VA.

Dinosaur Kingdom II is a tourist attraction located just over a mile down the road from Natural Bridge State Park. This was by far the most bizarre stop during our week-long trip to Lynchburg, VA. I didn’t know what to expect, but this place took us on a wild ride through fictional history.

Natural Bridge State Park was a really fun day trip for the 4th of July! Check out our travels to the attraction, along with views from our hike along the Cedar Creek Trail.

The Kemper Station trail is about a one-mile walk that starts at the Blackwater Creek Trail and ends at the Kemper Street Train Station. The difficulty of the trail is rated easy and on a paved surface. Since it was a very shaded trail, this was a perfect choice for a really hot day.

The Court House Hill historic district was the perfect place to begin our week-long vacation to Lynchburg, VA. Check out our visit to the Lynchburg Museum, Monument Terrace, and more around the downtown area.