Guidebook for Charlottesville
Entertainment & Activities
Regal Stonefield & IMAX
1954 Swanson DrNearest movie theaters.
http://charlottesville.violetcrown.com/
A fancy movie-going experience. All seats for all shows are reserved and can be purchased at the cinema or online. Food and drinks are served at and in the theaters.
78 locals recommend
Violet Crown Cinema
200 W Main Sthttp://charlottesville.violetcrown.com/
A fancy movie-going experience. All seats for all shows are reserved and can be purchased at the cinema or online. Food and drinks are served at and in the theaters.
http://www.theparamount.net/
Charlottesville's performing arts venue, on the downtown mall.
99 locals recommend
The Paramount Theater
215 E Main Sthttp://www.theparamount.net/
Charlottesville's performing arts venue, on the downtown mall.
https://bounceplayncreate.com/
Offers children a place to crawl, slide, bounce and paint no matter what the weather. Voted #1 Charlottesville family favorite rainy day outing.
8 locals recommend
BOUNCE Play-n-Create
127 Seminole Cthttps://bounceplayncreate.com/
Offers children a place to crawl, slide, bounce and paint no matter what the weather. Voted #1 Charlottesville family favorite rainy day outing.
http://www.vadm.org/
Virginia Discovery Museum is a nonprofit hands-on children's museum, with exhibits on literacy, science, math, history, and the arts. Appropriate for families with newborns to children age 6 or so. Located on Charlottesville's downtown pedestrian mall.
36 locals recommend
Virginia Discovery Museum
524 E Main Sthttp://www.vadm.org/
Virginia Discovery Museum is a nonprofit hands-on children's museum, with exhibits on literacy, science, math, history, and the arts. Appropriate for families with newborns to children age 6 or so. Located on Charlottesville's downtown pedestrian mall.
A public golf course ten minutes from your room. https://www.boarsheadresort.com/golf
14 locals recommend
Birdwood Golf Course
410 Golf Course DrA public golf course ten minutes from your room. https://www.boarsheadresort.com/golf
Food Scene
Pizza Hut
A nearby takeout-only Pizza Hut. Phone number (434) 823-7500
https://pizza.dominos.com/virginia/charlottesville/22903/325-four-leaf-ln/
(434) 823-7752
The nearest Domino's Pizza.
11 locals recommend
Domino's Pizza
325 Four Leaf Lnhttps://pizza.dominos.com/virginia/charlottesville/22903/325-four-leaf-ln/
(434) 823-7752
The nearest Domino's Pizza.
Crozet Pizza
5794 Three Notched Rdhttp://crozetpizza.com/
Local pizzeria.
Lampo Neapolitan Pizzeria
205 Monticello Roadhttp://www.lampopizza.com/
Really good, fancy pizza.
Tex Mex and tequila bar. There is no sign, just a neon sign in the window that says “Get In Here.”
50 locals recommend
Continental Divide
811 W Main StTex Mex and tequila bar. There is no sign, just a neon sign in the window that says “Get In Here.”
http://www.brasseriesaison.net/
French/Belgian restaurant on Charlottesville's downtown mall.
25 locals recommend
Brasserie Saison
111 E Main Sthttp://www.brasseriesaison.net/
French/Belgian restaurant on Charlottesville's downtown mall.
Bodo's Bagel Bakery
1418 Emmet St NPopular local bagel place.
Villa Diner
1250 Emmet St NPopular home-style restaurant, open for breakfast, lunch, and supper.
Popular home-style restaurant, open for breakfast, lunch, and supper.
21 locals recommend
Tip Top Restaurant
1420 Richmond RdPopular home-style restaurant, open for breakfast, lunch, and supper.
Higher end cafe, open for breakfast, lunch, and supper.
16 locals recommend
Oakhurst Inn Cafe and Espresso Bar
1616 Jefferson Park AveHigher end cafe, open for breakfast, lunch, and supper.
Sightseeing
Famous UN World Heritage Site. The home designed by and lived in by Thomas Jefferson, writer of the United States Declaration of Independence and third president of the United States.
635 locals recommend
Monticello
1050 Thomas Jefferson PkwyFamous UN World Heritage Site. The home designed by and lived in by Thomas Jefferson, writer of the United States Declaration of Independence and third president of the United States.
200 years ago Thomas Jefferson created the University of Virginia. The university's original library, the Rotunda, is a UN World Heritage site.
251 locals recommend
University of Virginia
918 Emmet St N200 years ago Thomas Jefferson created the University of Virginia. The university's original library, the Rotunda, is a UN World Heritage site.
http://www.montpelier.org/
Montpelier, the home to President James Madison, the Father of the Constitution and Architect of the Bill of Rights, and Dolley Madison, America's first First Lady.
62 locals recommend
Montpelier's Visitor Center
13425 Visitor Center Rdhttp://www.montpelier.org/
Montpelier, the home to President James Madison, the Father of the Constitution and Architect of the Bill of Rights, and Dolley Madison, America's first First Lady.
http://highland.org/
Highland, the official residence of fifth President James Monroe and his wife, Elizabeth Monroe, from 1799 to 1823.
127 locals recommend
James Monroe's Highland
2050 James Monroe Pkwyhttp://highland.org/
Highland, the official residence of fifth President James Monroe and his wife, Elizabeth Monroe, from 1799 to 1823.
Parks & Nature
A lovely wooded park on rolling hills. Excellent for short or medium hikes. The Ivy Creek Natural Area has half dozen different trails, some short, some longer, that may be hiked separately or joined together for several hours of hiking.
37 locals recommend
Ivy Creek Foundation
1780 Earlysville RdA lovely wooded park on rolling hills. Excellent for short or medium hikes. The Ivy Creek Natural Area has half dozen different trails, some short, some longer, that may be hiked separately or joined together for several hours of hiking.
A great hike to a spectacular view. There are two trails to the top of Humpback Rocks. One trails is short and steep. The other trail is longer but with a gentler slope. Either way the hike is moderately intensive (not recommended for sedentary folk).
203 locals recommend
Humpback Rocks
Blue Ridge ParkwayA great hike to a spectacular view. There are two trails to the top of Humpback Rocks. One trails is short and steep. The other trail is longer but with a gentler slope. Either way the hike is moderately intensive (not recommended for sedentary folk).
A small park at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, with a nice hiking trail.
47 locals recommend
Mint Springs Valley Park
6659 Mint Springs ParkA small park at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, with a nice hiking trail.
http://www.albemarle.org/department.asp?department=parks&relpage=2746
The Ragged Mountain Natural Area is a beautiful 980-acre forest of mature oak, hickory, poplar, pine, and maple trees with two lakes and more than four miles of shoreline. Several miles of trail, through majestic forest, rugged terrain, and areas rich with wildlife, offers a unique opportunity for wilderness hiking.
51 locals recommend
Ragged Mountain Natural Area
1730 Reservoir Rdhttp://www.albemarle.org/department.asp?department=parks&relpage=2746
The Ragged Mountain Natural Area is a beautiful 980-acre forest of mature oak, hickory, poplar, pine, and maple trees with two lakes and more than four miles of shoreline. Several miles of trail, through majestic forest, rugged terrain, and areas rich with wildlife, offers a unique opportunity for wilderness hiking.
Essentials
Harris Teeter is the closest grocery store. Airbnb only has a listing as a pharmacy, thus the name.
31 locals recommend
Harris Teeter Pharmacy
545 Radford LnHarris Teeter is the closest grocery store. Airbnb only has a listing as a pharmacy, thus the name.
Barracks Road Shopping Center has Kroger Grocery, as well as 100 other shops.
Kroger at Barracks Shopping Center station
Barracks Road Shopping Center has Kroger Grocery, as well as 100 other shops.
https://www.starbucks.com/store-locator/store/14276/harris-teeter-charlottesville-177-975-emmet-st-charlottesville-va-229034891-us
The nearest Starbucks is in the Harris Teeter grocery store.
91 locals recommend
Harris Teeter
159 Community Sthttps://www.starbucks.com/store-locator/store/14276/harris-teeter-charlottesville-177-975-emmet-st-charlottesville-va-229034891-us
The nearest Starbucks is in the Harris Teeter grocery store.