Crabtree Falls, the tallest waterfall east of the Mississippi, is a gem of the Blue Ridge Mountians and feeds into the Tye River which is named after Allen Tye who did extensive exploration of the Blue Ridge Mountians.

Additionally, the location of the Orchard House Bed and Breakfast is central to such sites as Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson or the Appomattox Courthouse famous for the surrender meeting between Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant which made the reunification of the Nation possible.

Nelson Country and the Blue Ridge Mountians is also the hometown of Earl Hamner, creator of the hit television series, The Walton's. The Walton Mountain museum is full of memorabilia from the famous television series as well as replicas of the television set.

Whatever your interest, the Orchard House Bed and Breakfast will be a wonderful stop along your Blue Ridge Mountians getaway.