Directly east of Lynchburg, the Appomattox Court House marks the site of the end of the Civil War. Visitors can tour the village while uniformed park rangers or interpreters in period dress answer questions and give information about what took place on this land. Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day, M.L. King, Jr. Day, and President's Day. Located just south of Lynchburg in Altavista, the Avoca Museum marks both the home and burial site of Colonel Charles Lynch, Patriot of the Revolutionary War. Open Mid-April through October.
Group tours year-round by appointment.
Since 1783 the Community Market has offered a variety of food festivals, craft shows, collector's showcases and music competitions year-round. The art gallery at Lynchburg College was established in 1974 and dedicated in 1990 as the Daura Gallery in memory of Pierre and Louise Blair Daura. Since then, the Gallery has expanded its facilities and collection through the generosity of their daughter, Martha Randolph Daura. The collection now includes more than 1,000 paintings, drawings, prints, and sculpture by the Catalan-American artist Pierre Daura, in addition to many works by other American and Virginia artists. Summer hours by appointment.