
Where America’s Past Meets the PresentThings to Do in Charlottesville
Spanning centuries of our country’s legacy, Charlottesville uncovers some of the most illustrious stories in Virginia. Only here can you walk the halls of a building that’s shaped countless minds, visit a founding father’s UNESCO-designated site, taste some of the east coast’s best wine and cheer the Cavaliers to victory—all in one day, while never more than a few minutes from the next diversion.
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Breweries
Emerging as a top destination for craft beer, some of our favorite breweries double as scenic outposts, whether you’re out at Blue Mountain Brewery and Devil’s Backbone past the city or in the hustle and bustle of Champion Brewing, Three Notch’d Brewing or South Street Brewery.

Wineries
As the fifth largest producer in the United States, including 30 wineries within a 25-mile radius, Virginia is a rising hotspot of wine lovers—one that’s built on tradition, yet pressing forward to the future.


Central to
uva's campus
- oakhurst inn
- the Rotunda 0.5 MI
- the uva lawn 0.3 MI
- Scott stadium 0.7 MI
- UVA hospital 0.5 MI