If you love everything to do with rails and train routes, take a whistle-stop tour of C & O Railway Heritage Center. The exhibits here tell the story of the role trains have played throughout history.
You'll be spoiled for sightseeing choice when visiting Clifton Forge. C & O Railway Heritage Center is an ideal place to begin here, but there are lots of other interesting places to check out. Douthat State Park, Masonic Ampitheatre, and Dabney S. Lancaster Community College are near the rail transportation exhibition and and will cap off your day nicely.