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For detailed historic area driving tours, buy the  book Touring the Shenandoah Valley Backroads, at the Community Store in Basye .
For listings of events and other area information, go to www.visitshenandoah.org

Virginia House (1850's hotel), Shrine Mont (2 mi)

• Rt. 263 south of Basye to the village of Orkney Springs and Shrine Mont, conference center for the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia. 

• (540) 856-2141

• www.shrinemont.com

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Mt. Jackson (Covered bridge, Union Church, Mt. Jackson Museum) - (13 mi)

• Rt 263 to its end at US 11, left into town; to see Meems Bottom covered bridge, turn right on US 11, look for sign in @ 1 mile, turn right on Wissler Rd. Also, Mt. Jackson Museum, located in the Town Center, 5901 Main St.

• www.mountjackson.com

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Edinburg Mill Museum (20 mi)

• Rt 263 to left on US 11, past Mt. Jackson @ 7miles 214 S. Main,
• (540) 984-8400
• Mon-Sat. 10-5, Sun. noon-5

• www.townofedinburg.com

• www.edinburgmill.com

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New Market (battlefield, Civil War museum) - (18 mi)

• Rt 263, right on US 11, 6 miles to right on US 211 W, immediate right on Rt 305, follow signs to park and Virginia Museum of the Civil War

• www.newmarketvirginia.com

• www.vmi.edu

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Woodstock (old courthouse; town museum; Woodstock Tower) - (20 mi)

• Rt 263 to left on Rt 42, left on US 11 into downtown; to Woodstock Tower (CCC project), continue N on Rt 11, right on Rt 665, Mill Rd., to left on Cemetery Rd, to Woodstock Tower Rd, then miles to tower parking.

• www.townofwoodstockva.com

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Strasburg (museums, Civil War battlefields) - (32 mi)

• Rt 263 to left on US 11, thru Mt. Jackson to I-81, to exit 296; good  town museum at 440 E King St
• May 1 - Oct. 31, 10:00am - 4:00pm daily
• (540) 465-3175
• www.strasburgva.com

Cedar Creek Battlefield / Belle Grove NHP (40 mi)

• Rt 263 to left on US 11, thru Mt. Jackson to I-81 north, to Middletown exit, 302, turn left on US 11. Belle Grove tours,

• mid-March - Dec.30, hours vary

• (540)465-3175

• www.nps.gov

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Winchester (Civil War sites,  Museum of Shen Valley) - (54 mi)

• Rt 263 to left on US 11, thru Mt. Jackson to I-81, north to Winchester exit, 313, follow tourism signs. SV Museum, 901 Amherst St (US 50) W of downtown),

• (540) 662-1473

• www.visitwinchesterva.com

• www.themsv.org

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Staunton (Civil War, folk life museum, much more) - (60 mi)

• Rt 263 to right on US 11 to I-81, then exit 222 toward Staunton, follow signs to historic district. Frontier Culture Museum

• Year-round, hours vary by season

• (540) 332-7850

• www.visitstaunton.com

• www.frontiermuseum.org