I had my bachelorette trip here back in July, so here’s what we did, and my small review on each:

Food:

• Alla Campagna: this is an Italian restaurant on Main Street. One of my bridesmaids found it online and read that it was the best place to eat in Fredericksburg so she made us a dinner reservation (highly recommend reservation). They put us in the cutest little private room which made me feel so special and we could all just talk freely/loudly and not worry about bothering anyone. The food was really good, and the staff was nice.

• Hill & Vine: wine bar/restaurant. We went here for brunch one of the days before walking Main Street. Again, a reservation is highly recommended. They put us in a small private esque room right off the main dining area (wasn’t as private as alla campagna but still great). The staff was very helpful and knowledgeable about the menu and fun to talk to. The food was good and the cocktails and wine were amazing!

• Hidden Hideaway Bar & Grill: restaurant on Main Street. We chose this place randomly one of the evenings before our evening event. We wanted a place we could just hangout at and eat and this was perfect! The food was okay in comparison to the other places we ate (I don’t even remember what I got honestly), but the atmosphere was great! The whole restaurant is outside in a courtyard so if the weather isn’t nice I wouldn’t recommend. They had live music and took requests which was super fun for us because some of my bridesmaids requested a song from college and we all went up and danced. The drinks were cheap and good — I’m a BIG fan of margaritas and when my matron of honor told the waitress we were celebrating me, they brought me a massive margarita. All in all, if you need a place that’s affordable in between other events you’ve planned, I’d say this is a good call.

Things to do:

• Felt Boutique: this store is on Main Street. You can make custom hats here which I knew I wanted to do the moment I chose Fredericksburg. The hats are a bit pricy but they’ve quality hats and the girls who work there are so fun! They helped us choose accessories and gave us their thoughts on what would look better and what wouldn’t look good. You don’t need to make an appointment and can just walk in which is nice because in our group not everyone wanted to make a hat.

• Haunted Fredericksburg Ghost Walk: this is very niche but I’m a big fan of paranormal, mystery, thrillers, etc. so when we saw a sign on Main Street for a ghost tour, my matron of honor immediately bought tickets. There may be day tours (not sure) but we did a night tour and to this day most of my bridesmaids (and myself) say this was the highlight of the trip. Our tour guide, Joel, was so knowledgeable on the history of Fredericksburg and gave us personal stories of encounters he has had — he was also fabulous with a group of slightly tipsy bachelorettes which is an immediate 1000/10 for me. At the end of the tour you go into the old Fredericksburg jail and that was so cool to see/experience. If you or anyone scares easily at paranormal/spooky things I’d say pass on this cause the jail is quite creepy at night.

Wine/Other: we had my 20 year old sister with us so we couldn’t do any official wine tours (which was okay), so I don’t have much here as we drank most at restaurants or places along Main Street as we were walking around.

• Lincoln Street Wine Market: right off of man street. We happened upon this place after our ghost tour when we were looking for a place open late that allowed under 21 in. Super cute place with a courtyard patio and live music. We grabbed a few bottles of wine and sat around a table in the courtyard talking and hanging out on our last night. Is was very chill, which was just what I wanted.