Plan Your Visit

What to Do

Shopping

Abingdon Rug Outlet • 18150 Lee Highway • Abingdon • 276.628.9821 • www.abingdonrug.com • Abingdon Rug provides Area Rug Discounts on all major brands. Buy area rugs with confidence on our secure website. Our Best Price Area Rugs are guaranteed to beat the competition not only in price, but in availability and after the sale services. Let us get your best price on a new Area Rug today!

Barter Theatre’s Gift Shop • Located inside Barter Theatre and Barter Stage II • Offering Barter apparel, Barter and Virginia souvenir items, theatre memorabilia, now featuring premium Virginia wines–including Chateau Morrisette, Red Hat merchandise, gift baskets, and more. New items arrive often.

Cave House Craft Shop • 279 East Main Street • Abingdon, VA • 24210 276.628.7721 • The shop for the 130 member Holston Mountain Arts and Crafts Cooperative. All work is handmade within 50 miles of Abingdon and is juried. From new quilts and “vintage” quilts to jewelry, wood, clay and glass, the co-op reflects the areas mountain heritage.

The Glass Peacock • 266 West Main Street • Abingdon, VA 24210 • 276.628.3316 • A bright, cheerful gift shop featuring stained glass artwork made on the premises. Specializing in custom glass for your home, business, or church. Classes, supplies, and equipment are available. Owner Marilynn Peacock 2006 Featured Signature Artist for the nationally known Virginia Highlands Festival.

Attractions

Abingdon Vineyard & Winery • 20530 Alvarado Road, Abingdon, VA 24211 • 276.623.1255 • www.abingdonwinery.com • Beautiful winery and vineyard along South Holston River. TASTINGS, WINE SALES, TOURS, GIFTS. Take I-81 Exit 19, 5 miles east on US58, right on 722, go 2.4 miles to winery. FOLLOW GRAPE SIGNS. OPEN: MAR. 15 – Dec. 15, Tues. – Sat. 10-6pm, Sun. 12-6pm.

Arts Depot • 314 Depot Square, Abingdon, VA 24210 • 276.628.9091 • www.abingdonartsdepot.org • Non-profit gallery with working artist studios in a 19th century freight station. Exhibitions feature regional artists. Artists work in watercolor, weaving, ceramics, and acrylics and are pleased to discuss their work. Hours: Thursday – Saturday 11am-3pm and by appointment. Admission is free.

Fields-Penn 1860 House Museum • 208 West Main Street • Abingdon, VA 24210 • 276-676-0216 • 800-435-3440 • Walk through this brick home built in 1860 and experience the lifestyles of 19th century families. View the architecture, period furnishings and a regional decorative arts collection. Highlights include an herb and kitchen garden, family bedrooms and a loom room. Open Wednesday - Saturday from 1:00 to 4:00 and by appointment.

The Crooked Road • 276.423.2085 • www.thecrookedroad.org • info@thecrookedroad.org • The Crooked Road, Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail, is a 265-mile route that winds through Southwest Virginia’s rich musical landscape. It is an Appalachian Mountain journey that offers a wide range of opportunities to sample the traditional music and culture of a region that has made an indelible impact on America and the world.

The Virginia Creeper Trail • 276.623.5279 • vacreepertrail.org • Widely lauded as one of the most beautiful trails on the continent, this trail occupies the bed of what was once a rugged mountain railroad between Abingdon and the VA-NC border. Bike rental and shuttle services available.

William King Regional Arts Center • 415 Academy Drive • Abingdon, VA 24210 • 276.628.5005 • A Partner of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the center features exhibition galleries showcasing art of the region and of the world; classes for children and adults; and outdoor sculpture garden; resident artist studios; and an historic house museum and museum store. Fully accessible, admission is free. Open daily except Monday.

White’s Mill • 12291 White’s Mill Road • Abingdon, VA 24210 • 276.628.3960 • www.whitesmill.org • White’s Mill is a working 18th century grist mill providing tours and demonstrations; the mercantile offers unique shopping – corn mill ground on-site, old fashioned food products and wares from over 100 local craftsman. Open Wednesday – Sunday, 10am–6pm.