Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center
Civilian command facility for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.

Shenandoah National Park welcomes about 1.7M visitors a year. Nothing on our list is inside Sperryville; the 19 places to visit are within 40 miles. There are 7 museums, 2 gardens and a landmark to choose from. At 46 mi, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center is worth the journey.

195,000 acres in Virginia (US) maintained by the National Park Service.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Manassas National Battlefield Park marks the outer edge, 37 mi away.
Orange: Sperryville. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
These 56 are within 60 miles, none in town.
Civilian command facility for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Scenic parkway that runs between Shenandoah National Park in west central Virginia and Great Smoky National Park in western North Carolina.
195,000 acres in Virginia (US) maintained by the National Park Service.
550 acres in Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
National Scenic Byway in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, USA.
American private art museum in Potomac, Maryland, United States.
Official museum of the United States Marine Corps, in Triangle, Virginia.
2,500 acres at confluence of Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland (US) managed by the National Park Service.
Pair of National Forests in the United States.
130 acre-park in Virginia (US) maintained by the National Park Service.
Sites of the first and second battles of Bull Run/Manassas, Virginia, maintained by the U.S. National Park Service.
7,142-acre parkway in Virginia and the District of Columbia in the United States, that is maintained by the National Park Service.
National Historical Park located in the District of Columbia and the states of Maryland and West Virginia.
Official museum for the history of the United States Army at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Place in Virginia listed on National Register of Historic Places.
8,000-acre park operated by the U.S. National Park Service.
Museum located at the NRA Headquarters Building in Fairfax County, Virginia.
17,000 acres in Virginia (U.S.) maintained by the National Park Service.
Historic site in Frederick, Shenandoah, and Warren counties, Virginia.
Living history museum in Staunton, Virginia, United States.
Historic tavern serves as the main C&O Canal National Historical Park visitor center.
Botanical garden in Fairfax County, United States of America.
Botanical gardens and event venue in Vienna, Virginia, USA.
Art Museum in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Theater and movie theater in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States.
Mid-19th-century library and museum in Romney, West Virginia.
Operational 19th-century water-powered mill in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
Historic house museum in Falmouth, Virginia, United States.
Library and museum in Middleburg, Virginia, USA.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Sperryville → · Sperryville’s history →
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