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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Front Royal

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Front Royal, Virginia

Updated September 7, 2021

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Front Royal, Virginia

Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

This sprawling farm was once a Cold War-era hideaway for the nation's top diplomats.
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Front Royal, Virginia

Front Royal Quartermaster Remount Depot

These buildings are a poignant reminder of the thousands of horses and mules who passed through this area of the Shenandoah Valley on their way to war.
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Dinosaurland

White Post, Virginia

Dinosaurland

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.
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The White Post

White Post, Virginia

The White Post

An eponymous directional signpost erected by the first president of the United States.
10 miles from Front Royal
Gingko Grove

Boyce, Virginia

Ginkgo Grove Garden

Every autumn, this grove of living fossils erupts in a blaze of brilliant golden-yellow leaves and stinky fruit.
11 miles from Front Royal
Burwell-Morgan Mill

Millwood, Virginia

Burwell-Morgan Mill

Little has changed in the way that this mill operates since the 18th-century.
13 miles from Front Royal
Patsy’s home in Winchester, Virginia

Winchester, Virginia

Patsy Cline's Childhood Home and Grave

The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.
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They say that Virginia is for lovers. If you love a little mystery, then they’re definitely right. With its mountain ranges, deep forests, and proximity to the nation’s capital, the state is filled with unusual corners and overlapping histories. From a Cold War bunker turned recording archive to a Styrofoam Stonehenge, these places in Virginia are more than meets the eye.

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The Cementiscope is a jumble of color and light—inside a cement mixer.

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