Top Things to do in Shenandoah County
Top Hotels in Shenandoah County
- 1. Hampton Inn & Suites Woodstock, VA
- 2. Holiday Inn Express Woodstock-Shenandoah Valley, an IHG Hotel
- 3. Fairfield Inn & Suites Strasburg Shenandoah Valley
- 4. Ramada by Wyndham Strasburg
- 5. Comfort Inn Woodstock Shenandoah
- 6. Holiday Inn Express Woodstock-Shenandoah Valley, an IHG Hotel
- 7. Family Farmhouse Inn
- 8. Motel 6 Mt Jackson/Shenandoah Valley
- 9. Days Inn by Wyndham New Market Battlefield
- 10. Shenvalee Golf Resort
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What to do and see in Shenandoah County, Shenandoah County: The Best Museums
Discover the best top things to do in Shenandoah County, United States including 7 East Gallery, The Woodstock Museum of Shenandoah County Virginia, Shenandoah Showcase - Art at the Strasburg Town Hall, Hupp's Hill Civil War Park, Strasburg Museum, American Celebration on Parade, Shenandoah Valley Cultural Heritage Museum at The Edinburg Mill, Virginia Museum of the Civil War, The Strayer House Civil War Orientation Center, New Market Battlefield Military Museum.
Restaurants in Shenandoah County
1. 7 East Gallery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 6 reviews
2. The Woodstock Museum of Shenandoah County Virginia
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
3. Shenandoah Showcase - Art at the Strasburg Town Hall
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5.0 based on 12 reviews
This public venue showcases work by artists from throughout the Shenandoah Valley with a focus on folks within a 30 mile radius. The bios of the artists are posted in the lobby and each artist is on hand to meet the public at an evening reception on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. Art shown throughout the ground floor hallways during normal business hours.
4. Hupp's Hill Civil War Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 39 reviews
Hupp's Hill Civil War Park is the home of a Civil War museum that features numerous archaeological artifacts associated with the Battle of Cedar Creek. Outside, our grounds have a 1/2 mile loop nature/ history trail that highlights remains of Civil War fortifications, fantastic views of the surrounding landscape, and the unique geology of the region. We also have picnic facilities for those who want to take a break from traveling. Hupp's Hill is also the home of the Gateway to Shenandoah Visitor Center, your information source for travel in Shenandoah County, the Shenandoah Valley, and the state of Virginia.
5. Strasburg Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 56 reviews
Reviewed By 866TaylorB - Chicago, United States
The Strasburg Museum, which opened to the public in 1970 as a National Historic Landmark, celebrates over 250 years of life in a small town in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Located at 440 East King Street, the museum traces the rich heritage of settlers who resided in this area since the 1700s and also accounts for earlier Native American cultures. The museum building has a rich history, too. It was constructed in 1891 for use as a steam pottery and served in that capacity until 1909 when the last local pottery was closed. In 1913, the Southern Railway Company purchased the building for use as a passenger and freight depot. It served those functions until vacated in the 1960s. Then a group of Strasburg citizens, eager to preserve the rich historic and cultural heritage of the area, acquired the old depot and opened the museum in 1970. Open seven days a week with all volunteer docents from the first day of May through the end of October, the museum recounts the history of Strasburg and the Shenandoah Valley dating to the early 1700s and features exhibits on Native American artifacts, pottery, historic local photographs, Civil War memorabilia, Colonial and Victorian style rooms, an old country store display, antique clothes, a whiskey still, a telegrapher's key, a railway baggage car, blacksmith and copper collections, a working model railroad depicting Strasburg and the Southern Railway in the 1930s, a genuine red caboose, a family Bible that belonged to an ancestor of George Washington and a replica of a railroad engine that Colonel Thomas J. Jackson (later better known as Stonewall) confiscated during the Great Train Raid in 1861 in Strasburg. Another interesting exhibit in what has been described as "the best little museum in Virginia," is a picture of the Strasburg Massanutten Hose Company, which won the Virginia and World Reel Racing Team Championship competition in 1908. The original reel is on display in the museum with the names of the team members. For a $5 donation, it covers a lot of history.
6. American Celebration on Parade
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 63 reviews
Reviewed By catherinerG5869MP - Quicksburg, United States
The exhibit hall is full of fun and color. Great for all ages. History on floats. Is best to combine the visit with the Caverns and the Big Yellow Barn. Good family entertainment for the whole day.
7. Shenandoah Valley Cultural Heritage Museum at The Edinburg Mill
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4.5 based on 73 reviews
The largest museum in Shenandoah County (VA), open year-round, is housed in a large grist mill built in 1848 and one of the few that survived the burning of the Shenandoah Valley in the Civil War. It houses 3 floors of exhibits about past life in Shenandoah County. Facility has 2 gift shops, elevator, small theater with daily showings of the movie, "The Burning" based on the book, about the burning of the valley during the Civil War, by John Heatwole. Exhibits cover transportation, farming, small town living, military, clothing, household items, businesses, small town living, Red Cross, town coronet bands, and much more. The Mill sits along the bank of Stony Creek, where a small flock of ducks are in residence. The building also houses a full service restaurant, The Edinburg Mill Restaurant and a wine shop. Banquet rooms are available and there is ample parking.
Reviewed By Gooberqb24 - Gettysburg, United States
The museum is very good, it has something for everyone! They have a wonderful gift shop with many books and many books on the French and Indian war also.
8. Virginia Museum of the Civil War
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 208 reviews
This is the only state-owned Civil War museum in Virginia and is administered by the Virginia Military Institute. The site consists of three elements: The Virginia Museum of the Civil War, the New Market Battlefield State Historical Park and the Historic Bushong Farm.The site is on the National Register of Historic Places and is part of the Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail System. The museum focuses on the whole war in the Commonwealth of Virginia with special attention paid to the Battle of New Market on May 15th 1864 and the role played by the corps of cadets from the Virginia Military Institute. A total of 257 cadets from VMI participated in the battle with 47 wounded and 10 killed because of the fighting. The museum features exhibits, dioramas, artifacts from the battle and an Emmy-award winning film called Field of Lost Shoes shown hourly in the theater. Outside visitors will enjoy three hundred acres of core battlefield property accessible by foot or car. The New Market Battlefield State Historical Park offers two walking trails across the farm and battlefield terminating atop Bushong's Hill and two scenic overlooks 100 feet above the Shenandoah River. Historically-named features include the Field of Lost Shoes, a wheatfield so named by cadets because of lost footwear, and the Fatal Orchard, a dangerous part of the battlefield next to the farm. Finally, the Bushong Farm features seven buildings to explore. The two frame houses were witnesses to the battle that day. Exhibits inside tell the story of what life was like in the Shenandoah Valley before and during the Civil War.
Reviewed By ransom007 - Anaheim, United States
The museum is part of the New Market Battlefield State Historical Park and has free parking. The basic admission price is $10 with some discounts available. It is affiliated with Virginia Military Institute. You can tour the battlefield. Inside the museum there is a 45 minute film about the battle of New Market with an emphasis on the Virginia Military Institute cadets who participated. The exhibits give a good chronological history of the civil war with many artifacts. There is also much excellent artwork on display. There is a gift shop. COVID-19: Employees were masked. Visitors were expected to be masked at all times and maintain social distancing protocols.
9. The Strayer House Civil War Orientation Center
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By StonewallBrigade
Among other things throughout its history, this building was once the headquarters of Gen. Stonewall Jackson. It is worth a quick stop if you’re in the area (less than two miles from New Market Battlefield) and inside there is a small gift shop as well as a coffee shop; on the walls are enlarged historical photos and placards with some interesting info on the house and other related topics.
10. New Market Battlefield Military Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 132 reviews
Site of the 1864 Civil War Battle of New Market
Reviewed By C1195PIcarolw - Pittsburgh, United States
We were astounded at this extensive collection of artifacts from antiquity through present-day, complete with informative annotations for each display. Items include a bronze spear from the Battle of Megiddo (1479 B.C.), ancient Egyptian items, beautifully beaded Native American clothing, Martha Washington's watch (given to her by the Marquis de Lafayette), a lock of Robert E. Lee's hair, Jefferson Davis' Remington pistols, dozens of miniature tintype photos of Civil War soldiers. a painting done by Adolf Hitler in 1913 (plus his leather portfolio, desk blotter, Swiss watch and more), Sgt Alvin York's jacket, a Viet Cong rifle and shotgun, early American coins and currency, flags from all time periods... Most amazing is that it is the private collection of one man, John Bracken, who has built this beautiful museum to showcase the thousands of items he has collected and preserved over the past 65 years! One should allow at least a couple hours to walk the hallways of attractive exhibits filled with significant historic artifacts.
