Museum of the Shenandoah Valley and more: what to see in Winchester
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park draws about 4.6M visitors a year. We list 2 places to visit inside Winchester and 16 within 40 miles. The commonest are 7 museums, 3 national historical parks and 2 landmarks. A day out reaches Raven Rock Mountain Complex, 56 mi away.
Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center
Civilian command facility for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where each one is
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts marks the outer edge, 40 mi away.
Orange: Winchester. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every entry
The 2 inside Winchester come first, then 53 more within 60 miles.
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3Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center
Civilian command facility for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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6Shenandoah National Park
195,000 acres in Virginia (US) maintained by the National Park Service.
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9Skyline Drive
National Scenic Byway in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, USA.
11Glenstone
American private art museum in Potomac, Maryland, United States.
12Antietam National Battlefield
Historical area from the American Civil War.
13Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
2,500 acres at confluence of Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland (US) managed by the National Park Service.
14Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
130 acre-park in Virginia (US) maintained by the National Park Service.
Sugar Loaf Mountain
National Natural Landmark in Frederick County, Maryland, United States.
Catoctin Mountain Park
U.S. National Park system unit and historic district, in north-central Maryland.
Manassas National Battlefield Park
Sites of the first and second battles of Bull Run/Manassas, Virginia, maintained by the U.S. National Park Service.
George Washington Memorial Parkway
7,142-acre parkway in Virginia and the District of Columbia in the United States, that is maintained by the National Park Service.
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park located in the District of Columbia and the states of Maryland and West Virginia.
Seneca Creek State Park
State park in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.
Glen Echo Park
Arts and cultural center at former amusement park in Maryland, United States.
Monocacy National Battlefield
Memorializing the Battle of Monocacy (1864), fought near the Monocacy River.
Fort Cumberland
18th-century frontier fort at the current site of Cumberland, Maryland.
National Firearms Museum
Museum located at the NRA Headquarters Building in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Prince William Forest Park
17,000 acres in Virginia (U.S.) maintained by the National Park Service.
National Capital Parks
One of seven National Park Service geographic, administrative areas; it includes Washington, D.C. and surrounding areas.
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park
Historic site in Frederick, Shenandoah, and Warren counties, Virginia.
Clara Barton National Historic Site
National Historic Site in Glen Echo, Maryland, United States.
Great Falls Tavern
Historic tavern serves as the main C&O Canal National Historical Park visitor center.
Meadowlark Botanical Gardens
Botanical gardens and event venue in Vienna, Virginia, USA.
Bethesda Theatre
Movie theater and theater in Bethesda, Maryland, United States.
Literary Hall
Mid-19th-century library and museum in Romney, West Virginia.
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
Art museum in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States.
Colvin Run Mill
Operational 19th-century water-powered mill in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
Hagerstown City Park
Historic public urban park in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States.
National Sporting Library
Library and museum in Middleburg, Virginia, USA.
The places inside Winchester lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Winchester → · Winchester’s history →
Photo credits
Museum of the Shenandoah Valley: GustaveCourbet, Public domain · Glen Burnie: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Raven Rock Mountain Complex: US Government, Public domain · Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center: Unknown, Public domain · Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Shenandoah National Park: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · CIA Memorial Wall: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Luray Caverns: Paulo Ordoveza from Washington, DC, CC BY 2.0 · Lake Fairfax Park: Joe Loong, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Skyline Drive: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Glenstone: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Antietam National Battlefield: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park: Mark Fickett, CC BY 3.0 · Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts: Gregory F. Maxwell PGP:0xB0413BFA, GFDL 1.2 · Sugar Loaf Mountain: Lowell Silverman at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Great Falls: MamaGeek (talk/contrib), CC BY 3.0 · Catoctin Mountain Park: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Manassas National Battlefield Park: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0 · George Washington Memorial Parkway: Yoichi Okamoto, Public domain · CIA Museum: The Central Intelligence Agency, Public domain · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0 · Seneca Creek State Park: Eileen McVey, NESDIS, NOAA Central Library, Public domain · Dunker Church: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Billy Goat Trail: User:Cyde, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Glen Echo Park: Mary Ann Daly, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monocacy National Battlefield: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Cumberland: Unknown, Public domain · National Firearms Museum: m01229 from USA, CC BY 2.0 · Prince William Forest Park: NPS, Public domain · Oatlands Plantation: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Capital Parks: United States. National Park Service. Denver Service Center. Eastern Team ; Unit, Public domain · Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Clara Barton National Historic Site: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Claude Moore Colonial Farm: Greenmars, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great Falls Tavern: Russ, CC BY 2.0 · Meadowlark Botanical Gardens: WBFolsom, CC BY 3.0 · Bethesda Theatre: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hagerstown Aviation Museum: Hagerstown Aviation Museum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Literary Hall: Justin A. Wilcox from Washington, D.C., United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Washington County Museum of Fine Arts: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Colvin Run Mill: Joe Ravi, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hagerstown City Park: Heather Holman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Sporting Library: Hreuter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Orland E. White Research Arboretum: by Reggaeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Boxerwood Gardens: uploaded with permission by User:Leonard G.., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Franklin County Jail: Smallbones, Public domain · Josephine City School: Cecouchman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Weston: Doctree, CC0
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