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Visitors' Center - From I-81 take exit 264. If northbound, turn right; if southbound, turn left. Go eastbound on US-211 to US-11 (2 blocks from the northbound exit ramp) and turn left. Follow US-11 (Congress Street) to Dixie Lane (4 blocks) and turn right. The New Market Area Chamber of Commerce is at the next corner (at John Sevier Road).
For more information, phone 1-877-740-3212 (toll free).
Endless Caverns - "Discovered in 1879, Endless Caverns has been explored and mapped but no end to the many caverns has yet been found. A beautiful, nicely illuminated underground attraction well worth the visit.
Located on the side of the Massanutten Mountain, overlooking Virginia's scenic Shenandoah Valley, "Endless Caverns is as beautiful above ground as it is below!"
Open:
March 15 through June 14 from 9a to 5p.
June 15 through Labor Day from 9a to 6p.
After Labor Day through November 14 from 9a to 5p.
November 15 through March 14 from 9a to 4p.
Admission $14; kids 4 through 12, $6.
For more information phone 1-800-544-2283 (toll free) or visit their web site:
Endless.
Located about 3 miles south of New Market. From I-81, take exits 257 or 264 and just follow the signs.
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Meems Bottom (covered) Bridge -
Just 4 miles north of New Market of US-11 is the longest remaining covered bridge in Virginia. Constructed ca 1892 by Franklin H. Wissler to provide a more convenient access to his apple orchards and Strathmore Farm, it was designed with strict attention to proper drainage of rain and surface water and topped it with a roof. It also is noted for its 191 foot span. Torched by
vandals as a Halloween prank, it was rebuilt and still is service as a highway bridge. The bridge is on the National Historic Register.
From I-81 take exit 269. If northbound, turn right; if southbound, turn left. Drive to the end of Hwy 730 and turn left on US-11. Drive north to Hwy-720 and turn left. The bridge is straight ahead (crossing the North Fork of the Shenandoah River).
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Market Battlefield Historical Park & Hall of Valor - This three-hundred acre Historical Park, which includes the 19th Century Bushong Farm and the Hall of Valor Civil War Museum, memorializes a "unique moment in American history".
257 cadets from from the Virginia Military Institute left their classrooms to assist in the pitched battle here near New Market, helping the Confederate troops win a victory for the Confederacy.
For more information phone 1-540-740-3101 or visit their web site:
NMBSHP.
Take Exit 264 off I-81 onto Rt. 211 West. Take immediate right onto Rt. 305 (George Collins Parkway). You will see the Park Visitor Contact Station immediately to your left.
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