▁culture ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁For bes ▁magazine ▁survey , ▁Lyn ch burg ▁ranked ▁ 1 8 9 ▁for ▁cultural ▁and ▁le is ure ▁out ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 ▁cities ▁survey ed . ▁ ▁Lyn ch burg ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra : ▁Cre ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁throughout ▁the ▁years ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁music ▁has ▁been ▁presented , ▁from ▁the ▁classical ▁to ▁the ▁patri otic ▁to ▁the ▁popular . ▁ ▁Academy ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts . ▁ ▁Renaissance ▁Theatre . ▁ ▁Lyn ch burg ▁Art ▁Club . ▁Form ed ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁ ▁Opera ▁on ▁the ▁James : ▁opera ▁performed ▁by ▁national ▁and ▁regional ▁artists ▁in ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁ven ues ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁including ▁classic ▁grand ▁oper as , ▁small ▁scale ▁less er - known ▁oper as , ▁contemporary ▁works , ▁family ▁oper as , ▁concert s ▁of ▁diverse ▁re per toire , ▁lect ures , ▁school ▁t ours ▁and ▁free ▁community ▁out re ach . ▁ ▁Att ra ctions ▁and ▁entertain ment ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁attra ctions ▁are ▁located ▁within ▁the ▁Lyn ch burg ▁M SA : ▁ ▁Ama z ement ▁Square : ▁Central ▁Virginia ' s ▁first ▁mult id is cipl inary , ▁hands - on ▁children ' s ▁museum . ▁ ▁App om atto x ▁Cour th ouse : ▁The ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁App om atto x ▁Court ▁House , ▁where ▁the ▁surrender ▁of ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁Army ▁under ▁Robert ▁E . ▁Lee ▁to ▁Union ▁commander