From Old Towne to the Central Park, the Fredericksburg Area enjoys great shopping, restaurants, entertainment, and other recreational activities. The Expo Center brings in a The area offers the greatest shopping variety between Richmond and Washington, DC. The restaurant scene is vibrant and fresh; enjoy a big chain restaurant or masterful meal by a local chef. VisitFred.com keeps a database of area restaurants, shops, and attractions as well as events at the new Fredericksburg Expo Center.
Shopping Centers
Central Park and Spotsylvania Town Centre are probably the areas two largest shopping centers, and they happen to be located across from each other; just out Rt. 3, Harrison Crossing is growing. South Point and Cosner’s Corner are a bit further south in the Massaponax area. Northbound on 95, you’ll find Stafford Marketplace and Potomac Mills. Southbound near Richmond, Short Pump is a great destination mall.
Old-Towne Shopping
Virginia’s historic towns offer a shopping experience largely unchanged for three centuries. In Downtown Fredericksburg small business owners still open the doors to shops that stood when George Washington was a boy. Spotsylvania Courthouse Village provides timeless shopping near a National Park. The historic downtown areas of Culpepper and Warrenton are beautiful country drive away, and the waterfront town of Ocquacon is a favorite daytrip for many.
golf
Lee’s Hill Golf Club Rapidan Golf Club
Meadows Farm Golf Course Gauntlet Golf Club
Cannon Ridge Golf Club Augustine Golf Club
Pendleton Golf Club Mattaponi Springs Golf
Sports & Athletic Activities
Fredericksburg Field House Adult Tennis League
Rappahannock Swim League Disk Golf
Fredericksburg Cyclists FXA Adult Sports
Rappahannock Rugby
Historic Sites & Battlefields
Fredericksburg Spotsylvania Military Park
Fredericksburg Battlefield
Chancellorsville Battlefield
Wilderness Battlefield
Spotsylvania Battlefield
Kelly’s Ford Battlefield
“Stonewall” Jackson Shrine
National Register of Historic Places
Government Island
Kenmore Plantation
Theaters
Paragon Village Regal Cinemas
Riverside Dinner Theater Marquee Cinemas
Other Resources
Visit Fredericksburg
Visit Spotsylvania
Dulles Moms
Virginia.org
Trip Advisor