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All the United States Virginia Lynchburg

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Lynchburg

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Lynchburg, Virginia

Updated October 19, 2022
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Lynchburg, Virginia

Museums at Old City Cemetery

A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.

Lynchburg, Virginia

The Pest House Medical Museum

A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die, and be buried in the yard.
The pond at the back of Anne Spencer’s garden. The small bust on the edge of the pond was a gift from W.E.B. Du Bois.

Lynchburg, Virginia

Anne Spencer House and Garden Museum

The Harlem Renaissance poet and activist wrote, organized, and hosted travelers in this Lynchburg, Virginia oasis.
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Appomattox, Virginia

Joel Sweeney's Grave

The final resting place of a controversial man who was instrumental in plucking the banjo from obscurity.
19 miles from Lynchburg
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Bedford, Virginia

National D-Day Memorial

This monument is dedicated to those lost on June 6, 1944, in the town with that day’s highest per-capita casualty rate.
22 miles from Lynchburg
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