Local Adventures - Ashburn Magazine

Virginia Scenic Railway in Staunton a hit with riders

October 25, 2023 Editor 0

ON THE RIGHT TRACK By Bill Kent Ask 86-year-old Jimmy Baird of Bealeton when he first fell in love with trains, and you may not […]

Just three hours away, a magnificent garden leaves visitors in awe

April 9, 2023 Editor 0

LAND OF ENCHANTMENT By Jill Devine Allison Simpson claims she doesn’t have much of a green thumb, but that doesn’t stop her from loving plants. […]

An old farm near Ashburn becomes the area’s latest winery and vineyard

October 7, 2022 Editor 0

WINE IN HUNT COUNTRY By Kaitlin Hill Nine minutes. That’s the approximate drive time from Brambleton to the new Old Farm Winery at Hartland, just […]

Venture into the heart of a Virginia mountain via a historic train passage

August 2, 2022 Editor 0

TUNNEL THROUGH TIME By Glenda C. Booth Photos by Jack Looney “Until you go there, you just don’t get the tunnel.” That’s what Paul Wagner […]

Luray Caverns amazes visitors more than a century after its discovery

June 8, 2022 Editor 0

UNDERGROUND WONDER By Glenda C. Booth It all started with disappearing cattle and disappearing water. Something was going on in the hills around Luray back […]

History buffs can follow the path that John Wilkes Booth fled

April 28, 2022 Editor 0

Trailing an Assassin By Glenda C. Booth John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theater in Washington on April 14, 1865, at 10:15 […]

Travel back in time with a trip to a retro video game arcade

February 1, 2022 Editor 0

BEEP, BEEP, BOOP By Rick Horner What if you could hop in your car, drive about an hour from Ashburn and — in the process […]

Nation’s audio-visual heritage preserved in Culpeper

October 21, 2021 Editor 0

‘AMERICA’S TREASURE CHEST’ By Glenda C. Booth On Jan. 7, 1894, the Library of Congress received its first request for a motion picture copyright for […]

Purcellville’s Bush Tabernacle is a roller rink with a century of history

July 23, 2021 Editor 0

SKATING THROUGH TIME By Jim Lenahan More than a century ago, this building could hold some 3,000 people, packed together in stadium-style seating, an exceptionally […]

Explore Norman Rockwell’s work at a special exhibition

June 15, 2021 Editor 0

ROCKWELL’S AMERICA By Jill Devine “Life as I would like it to be.” That’s how Norman Rockwell, one of the most beloved American illustrators of […]