When You Go: Harpers Ferry

WHEN YOU GO: Harpers Ferry

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Park Visitor Center

171 Shoreline Drive, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

304-­535­-6029; nps.gov/hafe

Harpers Ferry Outfitters

106 Potomac Street

Harpers Ferry, WV, 304 535-2087, www.theoutfitteratharpersferry.com

The Town’s Inn

175 and 179 High Street, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

304­-932­-0677; thetownsinn.com

Private Quinn’s Pub

109 Potomac Street, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

304-­535­-2322; privatequinnspub.com

River Riders and Harpers Ferry Canopy Tour

408 Alstadts Hill Road, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

304-535­-2663; 800­-326­-7238

riverriders.com; harpersferryzipline.com

Appalachian Trail Conservancy and Visitor Center

799 Washington Street, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

304­-535­-6331; appalachiantrail.org

The Vintage Lady

180 High Street, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

304­-535­-1313; thevintagelady.net

Tenfold Fair Trade Collection

181A Potomac Street, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

304­-579­-8525; tenfoldfairtrade.com

Cool Confectionaries

144 High Street, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

304­-461­-4714; coolconfectionaries.com

“O’ Be Joyfull” Historical Tours

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

732­801­0381; obejoyfull.com

Ghost Tours of Harpers Ferry

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

304­-725­-8019; 732­-801­-0381

harpersferryghost.20m.com

Harpers Ferry Historic Town Foundation

historicharpersferry.com *Download the free Harpers Ferry ­ Boliver App

Jefferson County Convention and Visitors Bureau

wveasterngateway.com

Betty’s Restaurant

112 East German Street, Shepherdstown, West Virginia

304­-876­-6080

Four Seasons Books

116 West German Street, Shepherdstown, West Virginia

304­-876­-3486; fourseasonsbooks.com

Dickinson & Wait Craft Gallery

121 East German Street, Shepherdstown, West Virginia

304­-876­-0657

Shepherdstown Farmers Market

South King Street, Shepherdstown, West Virginia

Open Sundays, 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., April through December

facebook.comShepherdstownFarmersMarket

Antietam National Battlefield Battlefield Visitor Center

5831 Dunker Church Road, Sharpsburg, Maryland

301­-432­-5124; nps.gov/anti

Nutter’s Ice Cream

100 East Main Street, Sharpsburg, Maryland

301-­432­-5809

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