Augusta Military Academy, Fort Defience
Dinosaur Land, White Post
ATTRACTIONS: Battlefields, Caverns, Museums, Historic Sites
Caverns:
Dixie Caverns--5753 W. Main St., (Exit 132, I-81), Salem--540-380-2085
Endless Caverns--Route 11, New Market--540-896-2283
Grand Caverns is a Natural National Landmark show cave  located in Grottoes, Virginia. It is ranked the #2 caverns in the United States of America and is America's Oldest Show Cave.
Luray Caverns--970 US Hwy. 211 West, Luray--540-743-6551
Melrose Caverns--6639 N. Valley Pike (Rt.11), Harrisonburg--540-434-3500
Shenandoah Caverns--I-81, Exit 269, Shenandoah Caverns--540-477-3115
Skyline Caverns--Rt. 340 South, Front Royal--800-296-4545

Civil War Attractions:
Grand Caverns--5 Grand Caverns Dr., Grottoes--540-249-5705
New Market Battlefield Park--Collins Pkwy., New Market--540-740-3101

Civil War Foundations:
Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation--8437 Valley Pike, Middletown--540-869-2064
Kernstown Battlefield Association--PO Box 1327, Winchester--540-869-2896
Shen. Valley Battlefields Foundation--9386 S Congress St., New Market--540-740-4545

Historic Sites:
Belle Grove Plantation--336 Belle Grove Rd., Middletown--540-869-2028
Natural Bridge--Rt. 11, Natural Bridge--800-533-1410

Historical Societies:
Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society--312 E. Ridgeway St., Clifton Forge--540-862-2210
Clark County Historical Foundation--32 E. Main St., Berryville--540-955-2600
Elkton Historical Society 310 E. Rockingham St., Elkton--540-298-5390
Fincastle--PO Box 19, Fincastle--540-473-3077
Historic Staunton Foundation--120 S. Augusta St., Staunton--540-885-7676
Historical Society of Western Virginia--101 Shenandoah Ave., NE Roanoke--540-982-5465
New Market Historical Society--PO Box 141, New Market--540-740-2740
Newtown History Center--5408 Main St., Stephens City--540-869-1700
Page County Heritage Association--223 Hamburg Rd., Luray--540-743-6419
Rockbridge Historical Society--E. Washington St., Lexington--540-464-1058
Shenandoah County Historical Society--P.O. Box 506, Edinburg--540-984-7842
Waynesboro Heritage Foundation--420 S. Wayne Ave., Waynesboro--540-943-3943
Winchester-Frederick--1340 S. Pleasant Valley Rd., Winchester--540-662-6550

Museums:
American Celebration on Parade--I-81, Exit 269, Shenandoah Caverns--540-477-4300
The Augusta Military Academy Museum is located in the AMA Alumni House in Fort Defiance, Virginia. The museum sits among stately old trees and expansive lawns on the grounds of the now-closed military academy.
CrossRoads Heritage Center--1921 Heritage Center Way, Harrisonburg--540-438-1275
Welcome to the historic Edinburg Mill, one of the few Mills to survive the burning during the Civil War. The Mill also provides a visitor center and gift shop.
Explore More Discovery Museum--30 N. Main St., Harrisonburg--540-443-8900
The Frontier Culture Museum is the biggest open-air living history museum in the Shenandoah Valley. Costumed historical interpreters show the life and customs of the indigenous Native American tribes in Virginia, the arrival of the German, English and Irish settlers along the Great Wagon Road, and the painful journey of the enslaved Africans to the first permanent British colony in North America.
George C. Marshall Museum--VMI Parade, Lexington--540-463-7103
George Washington's Office Museum--Braddock & Cork St., Winchester--540-662-4412
Museum of the Shenandoah Valley--901 Amherst St., Winchester--540-662-1473
Old Court House Civil War Museum--20 N. Loudoun St., Winchester--540-542-1145
Patsy Cline Historic House--608 S. Kent St., Winchester--540-662-5555
Port Republic Museum--Water St., Port Republic--540-249-3156
Museum offers exhibits relating to the history of life in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley. Genealogy and Research Library encourages connections to the past.
Salem Museum--801 East Main St., Salem--540-389-6760
Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum--54 S. Loudoun St., Winchester--540-722-2020
Since 1741 Virginia Citizens Have Become American Soldiers And Made World History.
Stonewall Jackson House--8 E. Washington St., Lexington--540-464-7704
University of Science & Philosophy--518 W. Main St., Waynesboro--800-882-5683
The museum provides opportunities to reflect upon the Battle of New Market which raged just outside on May 15, 1864. Students from the Virginia Military Institute as young as 15 years old fought in the battle. In addition to museum exhibit galleries, the site features the state-certified Shenandoah Valley Tourist Information Center.
Virginia Museum of Transportation--303 Norfolk Ave., Roanoke--540-342-5670
Virginia Quilt Museum--301 S. Main St., Harrisonburg--540-433-3818
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library--18-24 N. Coalter St., Staunton--540-885-0897

National Forests/Parks:
Blue Ridge Parkway--PO Box 2136,  Asheville, NC--336-294-1172
GW & Jefferson National Forests--5162 Valley Pointe Pkwy., Roanoke--540-265-5100
Lee Ranger District, USDA Forest Service--109 Molineu Rd., Edinburg--540-984-4101
Shenandoah National Park--PO Box 727, Luray--800-778-2851
Shenandoah River State Park--Route 340, Bentonville--800-933-7275

Theme Parks:
Step into the world of the prehistoric past, where visitors can turn back the pages of time to the Mesozoic era, where dinosaurs were the only creatures that roamed the earth.

Wildlife Center:
The Wildlife Center of Virginia--S. Delphine Ave., Waynesboro--540-942-9453

Zoos:
Luray Zoo--1087 US Hwy. 211 West, Luray--540-743-4113
Mill Mountain Zoo--Parkway Spur Rd., Roanoke--540-343-3241
Natural Bridge Zoo--Rt. 11, Natural Bridge--540-291-2420
Virginia Safari Park--229 Safari Lane, Natural Bridge--540-291-3205


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