Guidebook for Dayton
Arts & Culture/History
DAYTON - Local history and culture and Civil War history. Just a short walk down our street!
7 locals recommend
The Heritage Museum, Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society
382 High StDAYTON - Local history and culture and Civil War history. Just a short walk down our street!
STAUNTON - half hour drive to the south. This is a mostly outdoor, Williamsburg-ish kind of place that you walk through. The town of Staunton has a lovely downtown!
113 locals recommend
Frontier Culture Museum
1290 Richmond AveSTAUNTON - half hour drive to the south. This is a mostly outdoor, Williamsburg-ish kind of place that you walk through. The town of Staunton has a lovely downtown!
DAYTON - Old mill with a grind stone that is still operable (though not functional). The silos have been turned into kilns for firing the hand painted ceramics made there. There is a gift shop with art and crafts of local artisan. There is now a walking path to the Mill just ten minutes or less on foot!
6 locals recommend
Silver Lake Mill
2328 Silver Lake RdDAYTON - Old mill with a grind stone that is still operable (though not functional). The silos have been turned into kilns for firing the hand painted ceramics made there. There is a gift shop with art and crafts of local artisan. There is now a walking path to the Mill just ten minutes or less on foot!
STAUNTON - A full scale replica of the Shakespeare theater in England with the plays to go with it.
92 locals recommend
American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse
10 S Market StSTAUNTON - A full scale replica of the Shakespeare theater in England with the plays to go with it.
HARRISONBURG - Old style theater with classic, independent and foreign films, musical groups and community theater productions.
20 locals recommend
Court Square Theater
41-F Court SquareHARRISONBURG - Old style theater with classic, independent and foreign films, musical groups and community theater productions.
Food Scene
DAYTON - Several friends and a couple of guest have said that the steaks are the best they have had. And I personally think the onion rings are outstanding! Good basic food and local beer and wine. A five minute walk away.
19 locals recommend
Dayton Tavern
245 Main StDAYTON - Several friends and a couple of guest have said that the steaks are the best they have had. And I personally think the onion rings are outstanding! Good basic food and local beer and wine. A five minute walk away.
HARRISONBURG - Great food, a little bit quirky, off the beaten path. Coop owned and staffed.
35 locals recommend
The Little Grill Collective
621 N Main StHARRISONBURG - Great food, a little bit quirky, off the beaten path. Coop owned and staffed.
HARRISONBURG - Good food, locally owned, lots of farm to table products, ethnic variety. very casual. Near Eastern Mennonite University.
20 locals recommend
A Bowl of Good
831 Mt Clinton PikeHARRISONBURG - Good food, locally owned, lots of farm to table products, ethnic variety. very casual. Near Eastern Mennonite University.
Beyond Restaurant & Lounge
50 W Water StHARRISONBURG - Downtown. Very good Asian Fusion food!
HARRISONBURG - Downtown. Very good pizza but has other entrees as well. The bread sold at Bella Gellato(down the street) is baked in these wood fired ovens.
73 locals recommend
Bella Luna Wood-Fired Pizza
80 W Water StHARRISONBURG - Downtown. Very good pizza but has other entrees as well. The bread sold at Bella Gellato(down the street) is baked in these wood fired ovens.
Clementine
153 S Main StHARRISONBURG - Downtown. Casual American. Has outdoor dining.
Black Sheep Coffee
80 S Liberty StHARRISONBURG - Downtown. Love their lattes!
Shenandoah Joe
64 S Mason StHARRISONBURG - Downtown.
HARRISONBURG - Downtown. Lovely place for a light lunch or a cup of tea and a homemade scone or other sweet treat. If the weather is good, you can eat on their patio.
20 locals recommend
Heritage Bakery & Café
212 S Main StHARRISONBURG - Downtown. Lovely place for a light lunch or a cup of tea and a homemade scone or other sweet treat. If the weather is good, you can eat on their patio.
HARRISONBURG - in the Harrisonburg Crossing Shopping Complex on East Market Street. This is one of my all time favorite teeny restaurants! Great food! No atmosphere but it is the real deal for Mediterranean food. I love the babaganouj and the felafel!!
12 locals recommend
Xenia A Kebab Grille
219 Burgess RdHARRISONBURG - in the Harrisonburg Crossing Shopping Complex on East Market Street. This is one of my all time favorite teeny restaurants! Great food! No atmosphere but it is the real deal for Mediterranean food. I love the babaganouj and the felafel!!
DAYTON - A group of shops that includes a bakery, a chocolatier, a butcher, a small informal restaurant, a cheese and dry goods shop, an ice cream shop and a variety of gift shops, all of them small, independent and locally owned.
39 locals recommend
Dayton Market
3105 John Wayland HwyDAYTON - A group of shops that includes a bakery, a chocolatier, a butcher, a small informal restaurant, a cheese and dry goods shop, an ice cream shop and a variety of gift shops, all of them small, independent and locally owned.
DAYTON - this is a favorite of locals and old timers. Good breakfasts. Old Fashioned food like your Grandmother used to make. Home made pies. CASH or CHECKS ONLY.
15 locals recommend
Thomas House Restaurant
222 Main StDAYTON - this is a favorite of locals and old timers. Good breakfasts. Old Fashioned food like your Grandmother used to make. Home made pies. CASH or CHECKS ONLY.
BoBoKo Indonesian Cafe
217 S Liberty StSweet little restaurant with great food!
Parks & Nature
Hillandale Park
801 Hillandale AveHARRISONBURG - a nice place for a walk in nature or a picnic.
HARRISONBURG - near JMU. A lovely manicured park with a duck pond, walking trails and flowers blooming until frost! Beautiful spot for a picnic.
32 locals recommend
Edith J. Carrier Arboretum
780 University BlvdHARRISONBURG - near JMU. A lovely manicured park with a duck pond, walking trails and flowers blooming until frost! Beautiful spot for a picnic.
Shopping
DAYTON - An eclectic shop of vintage items and funky used clothes. Lovely jewelry.
The Rustic Oracle Boutique
255 College StDAYTON - An eclectic shop of vintage items and funky used clothes. Lovely jewelry.
The Cottage
223 Main StDAYTON - vintage and antique gifts