Luray

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Luray

In the destination Shenandoah and Harpers Ferry.

In the photo: Main Street, in Luray

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The city

What to expect from Luray.

Small town in the Shenandoah Valley at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a few kilometers from the Thornton Gap entrance to the Skyline Drive. It is known for the Luray Caverns, the largest caverns open to visitors in the eastern United States. From there you can reach the Big Meadows area, with Dark Hollow Falls, and the Old Rag trail.

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The local experience

What to see in Luray

Luray Caverns
Cave

Luray Caverns

The largest caverns open to visitors in the eastern United States, with halls of stalactites and stalagmites, lakes that reflect the ceiling, and an organ that plays the formations.

Skyline Drive
Scenic drive

Skyline Drive

The roughly 169 km road that runs along the crest of Shenandoah National Park, with dozens of overlooks, trails, and visitor areas such as Skyland and Big Meadows.

Dark Hollow Falls and Big Meadows
Waterfall

Dark Hollow Falls and Big Meadows

A waterfall of about 21 meters, reached by a short, steep trail from Big Meadows, the park’s central area with a visitor center and open fields.

Old Rag
Trail

Old Rag

A standalone mountain in the eastern part of the park, with a roughly 15 km loop trail and a long rock-scramble section over granite boulders to the summit.

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