Harpers Ferry has a lot to offer but you must be willing to walk and explore to truly experience the great area and what it has to offer - the park itself has some nice trails that run along the Potomac River, sandy beaches, historical ruins, part of the canal that houses snapping turtles, painted and other turtles, carp, heron...
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Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Harpers Ferry, WV
304-535-6298
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Ranked #2 of 8 attractions in Harpers Ferry
110 Reviews
Type: Historic Sites, National Parks
Activities: Hiking, White-water rafting
Description: Large national park stretching 2,300 acres across 3 states.
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The NPS does a good job with an historic and beautiful spot. Nice to be able to walk and sit there after the day tourists have all left.
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Amazing opportunity to walk around a preserved Civil War time and visit a number of museums-the rangers and volunteers bring the history to life!
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Charles Town, West Virginia
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nice quiet place to take the children. a good value for people who care about history and the places that changed america.
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Baltimore MD
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Harpers Ferry is an outdoor museum as NPS owns much of the old town. It must be experienced
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Oakville, ontario
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If one is into the civil war than this historic town of Harper's Ferry is worth checking out. There is lot's of walk and several book stores dedicated to information about this conflict from the 1860's. It is also a National Park Service Historical Site and don't have to pay admission to the various buildings in town. Lot's on information...
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A great place to visit along with the C&O Canal. Love the museums nd shops. They have great Custard Stands there to.
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Fabulous day. We loved every minute of our time in the park. We will be back.
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Hedgesville
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If you are a civil war fan this is a good place to visit. Interesting interpretations. Lots of info about John Browns raid. Close to Charles Town where Brown was tried and hung, also close to Antietam Battlefield and other Civil War sites
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Yakima, Washington
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Been to DC over 50 times on business, always add a day for local sighseeing (rule I live by for all business trips) and wanted to branch out a little from the inner DC sites - so we went the other way from Dulles, up highway 9 to Harper's Ferry National Historical Park and the town of Harper's Ferry. It...
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