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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Harpers Ferry

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

Updated March 14, 2023

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Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

True Treats

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.
John Brown’s Fort as it appears today

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

John Brown's Fort

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

Jefferson Rock

This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

Ruins of St. John's Episcopal Church

Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.
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The Sign Above the Tunnel

Knoxville, Maryland

The Sign Above the Tunnel

This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.
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Sharpsburg, Maryland

Kennedy Farm

This is the cabin from which John Brown and his men launched their fateful war to end slavery on October 16, 1859.
3 miles from Harpers Ferry
Gibson-Todd House

Charles Town, West Virginia

Gibson-Todd House

This striking Victorian Home with its 113-foot turret is best known as the site where abolitionist John Brown was executed in 1859.
6 miles from Harpers Ferry

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Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

True Treats

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.
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10 Wild Places That Define West Virginia’s Landscape

Sponsored by West Virginia Department of Tourism

From the high reaches of the Appalachians to expansive underground caverns, West Virginia’s rich and varied natural landscape is full of surprises. Climb the observation tower at West Virginia’s highest peak and take in sweeping views of the vast landscape, or explore the many below-ground caves, packed with fanciful formations. In between, hike the most significant botanical area in the Appalachian region—a rare find that offers striking similarities to the arctic tundra, stand in a spot that struck awe in a U.S. President, or stay overnight in a historic fire tower as you take in the star-studded night sky. Nature lovers, set your sights on West Virginia.

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True Treats’ Yesterday’s Medicine sampler has healing sweets, each formed in a candy mold from the 1920’s.

This Sweet Shop in West Virginia Traces the Healing History of Candy

Susan Benjamin sells treats that were once considered medicine.
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March 14, 2023

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