Good choice for a vacation. If you enjoy history the New Market battlefield is less than an hour to the north and the Museum of American Frontier Culture is a similar distance to the south. The Water Park on the property is not inexpensive but one can justify it for the kids if you plan to spend the day there. Among my my favorite activities is a drive north on old Route 11 up to Edinburg or a picnic on the Skyline Drive. Plenty of antique shops and the Dayton Market ( open Thursday, Friday and Saturday )
is fun and gives you a taste of the Mennonite culture. Enjoy your trip!
I’ll second all of those. My own “preview” of the Frontier Culture Museum: http://www.backcountrynotes.com/history/2009/8/9/virginias-frontier-culture-museum.html
and a drive on US 11 (aka the Valley Pike, fka The Great Wagon Road): http://www.backcountrynotes.com/backcountry-by-ways/2009/9/2/motoring-down-the-great-wagon-road.html