Denise's Guidebook
Food scene
Oishii! Japanese Hibachi & Sushi
3412 Waterlick RdBest nearby Sushi
Best Casual Italian nearby. GREAT for families.
16 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
La Villa Italian Restaurant
8109 Timberlake RdBest Casual Italian nearby. GREAT for families.
Brothers Pizza & Grill
20722 Timberlake Road Best Pizza Place, smells so good when you walk in. No delivery
Carmela’s At The Loft
21771 Timberlake RoadMore Formal Italian Restaurant, limited menu
Best place to get a steak, very rustic. In nice weather, they have live music.
35 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Benjamin's Great Cows And Crabs
14900 Forest RdBest place to get a steak, very rustic. In nice weather, they have live music.
Neighbors Place
Neighbors PlaceLocal “a little bit of everything” restaurant
Beer 88
113 Hexham DrBest Burger nearby
Local Food Truck spot, try the Boba Tea truck! When the weather’s nice, they have outdoor movies on the lawn.
13 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The BackYard Forest VA
15173 Forest RoadLocal Food Truck spot, try the Boba Tea truck! When the weather’s nice, they have outdoor movies on the lawn.
Cookie Ice Cream sandwiches. This is the place I bring all my personal visitors, so good.
26 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Mookie's
16129 Forest RdCookie Ice Cream sandwiches. This is the place I bring all my personal visitors, so good.
Handcrafted ice cream, it smells so amazing in the shop. They have different featured flavors every week, my favorite is their award winning “Bee My Honeycomb.”
16 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Outside the Cone
1305 Enterprise DrHandcrafted ice cream, it smells so amazing in the shop. They have different featured flavors every week, my favorite is their award winning “Bee My Honeycomb.”
Individual cheesecakes and other bakery items.
9 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Simply Vanilla Gourmet
1381 Crossings Centre DrIndividual cheesecakes and other bakery items.
Saturday mornings behind the library. The vendors set up along a walking path, and there is a church playground next door.
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Forest Farmer's Market LLC
15583 Forest RdSaturday mornings behind the library. The vendors set up along a walking path, and there is a church playground next door.
Nearby soft serve carnival type ice cream truck
26 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Mister Goodies
21556 Timberlake RdNearby soft serve carnival type ice cream truck
Sightseeing
So pretty and full of history, you can drive over and just see the house, or take a tour.
90 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Poplar Forest
1776 Bateman Bridge RdSo pretty and full of history, you can drive over and just see the house, or take a tour.
Lots of hikes and places to explore on our stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway. You can go to the visitor’s center for info, but please let me know if you would like some suggestions!
123 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Peaks of Otter
Lots of hikes and places to explore on our stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway. You can go to the visitor’s center for info, but please let me know if you would like some suggestions!
Beautiful scenery, “pick your own” fruit, country store and wine tasting, and you can see and pet their farm animals.
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Johnson's Orchards
1218 Elmos RdBeautiful scenery, “pick your own” fruit, country store and wine tasting, and you can see and pet their farm animals.
About an hour away, but a great sight to see.
110 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Natural Bridge
About an hour away, but a great sight to see.
An hour away, but it’s a drive through “safari” where you feed animals, and there’s also a walk through zoo. My advice is to keep your windows up while you’re driving through the first little stretch. The animals will swarm your car and you won’t get very far, and will go through all your food quickly. Keep your windows up and they’ll hound the car behind you. You’ll have a much more pleasant drive and can enjoy looking at and feeding the animals (watch out for the llamas, they spit! I have it on camera).
97 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Parque Safari de Virginia
229 Safari LnAn hour away, but it’s a drive through “safari” where you feed animals, and there’s also a walk through zoo. My advice is to keep your windows up while you’re driving through the first little stretch. The animals will swarm your car and you won’t get very far, and will go through all your food quickly. Keep your windows up and they’ll hound the car behind you. You’ll have a much more pleasant drive and can enjoy looking at and feeding the animals (watch out for the llamas, they spit! I have it on camera).
Entertainment
Second run movie theater, only $2-3 a person.
Venue Cinemas
901 Lakeside DrSkiing and snow tubing year round
100 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Liberty Mountain Snowflex Centre
4000 Candlers Mountain RdSkiing and snow tubing year round
Paint your own pottery and paintings studio, you can take your work home that day.
Imagination Station Studio
14805 Forest RoadPaint your own pottery and paintings studio, you can take your work home that day.
Tiny Town Golf
643 Arnett BoulevardVery cute mini golf, close by
Best nearby 18 hole golf course, open to the public
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
London Downs Golf Club
1614 New London RdBest nearby 18 hole golf course, open to the public