The town of Abingdon is located in Washington County in the Blue Ridge Highlands region of Virginia. It was named after the ancestral home of Martha Washington.

Arts of Historic Proportions

Cultural activities can be enjoyed at the William King Regional Arts Center and the Barter Theatre, which is considered the "State Theatre of Virginia" and one of the longest-running professional regional theatres in the nation.

Abingdon is a Virginia Historic Landmark and its 20-square block Historic District includes the Fields-Penn 1860 House Museum, which shows how a typical family lived in the pre-Civil War period; Cave House Craft Shop in a Victorian landmark; Arts Depot, an 1870 restored railroad station; and the Martha Washington Inn, a Four-Star, Historic Hotel of America, which was built in 1832.

Abingdon is one of the towns along The Crooked Road: Virginia's Heritage Music Trail and is the place for the annual Virginia Highlands Festival, one of the most popular events in Virginia.

Things To Do

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• Virginia Creeper Trail Bike Shop

  201 Pecan Street, Abingdon, VA, 24210

• Dixie Candle Company

  410 Green Spring Rd, Abingdon, VA, 24210

• Holston Mountain Artisans

  214 Park Street, Abingdon, VA, 24210

• Holston Mountain Artisans - formerly The Cave House Craft ...

  214 Park Street, Abingdon, VA, 24210

• The Gallery @ Barr Photographics

  152 E Main St, Abingdon, VA, 24210

• Star Museum

  170 East Main Street, Abingdon, VA, 24210

• Price Davenport House 1825 and 1835

  Main St., Abingdon, VA, 24210

• Rohr House Marcella 1845

  Main St., Abingdon, VA, 24210

• Samuel A. Preston House 1857

  Main St., Abingdon, VA, 24210

• The Judge John A. Campbell House

  Main St., Abingdon, VA, 24210

• Ackland John Hunt Morgan HQ

  Main St., Abingdon, VA, 24210

• William Rodefer House 1857

  Main St., Abingdon, VA, 24210

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Places To Stay

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• Cottages On The Creeper

  334 Gibson Street, Abingdon, VA, 24210

• Park Street Guest House

  134 Park St., Abingdon, VA, 24210

• Creeper's End Lodging

  121 Railroad Street, Abingdon, VA, 24210

• A Tailor's Lodging

  119 Park Street, SE, Abingdon, VA, 24210

• Black's Fort Inn

  410 Green Spring Road, Abingdon, VA, 24210

• The Martha Hotel & Spa

  150 West Main Street, Abingdon, VA, 24210

• Copper Lantern Inn

  133 East Valley Street, Abingdon, VA, 24210

• 227 East Main--The Mary Connally Penn House

  227 East Main Street, Abingdon, VA, 24210

• The Love House

  210 East Valley Street, Abingdon, VA, 24210

• Victoria and Albert Inn

  224 Oak Hill Street, Abingdon, VA, 24210

• Crooked Cabin & Brook House

  303 East Main Street, Abingdon, VA, 24210

• Abingdon Housing and Vacation Rentals

  PO Box 2528, Abingdon, VA, 24210

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Where To Dine

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• The Trail Cafe

  128 Pecan Street, S.E., Abingdon, VA, 24210

• Martha's Gourmet Market at The Martha Washington Inn

  150 West Main Street, Abingdon, VA, 24210

• Sisters at Abingdon's Martha Washington Inn

  150 West Main Street, Abingdon, VA, 24210

• The Tavern Restaurant In Abingdon

  222 East Main Street, Abingdon, VA, 24210

• Arby's, Abingdon

  470 Cummings Street, Abingdon, VA, 24210

• Cafe at Barter Stage II

  110 West Main Street on Barter Green, Abingdon, VA, 24210

• Shoney's, Abingdon

  480 Cummings Street, Abingdon, VA, 24210

• Ellis Soda Shoppe & Grill

  217 W. Main St, Abingdon, VA, 24210

• Peppermill Restaurant

  231 West Main Street, Abingdon, VA, 24210

• Zazzy'z Coffee House & Bookstore

  380 East Main Street, Abingdon, VA, 24210

• Bone Fire Smokehouse

  260 West Main Street, Abingdon, VA, 24210

• The Tuscan Italian Grill

  502 Cummings Street, Abingdon, VA, 24210

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