Great place with great views!…read more Pop "Woodstock Tower" into Google Maps, and it will take you to the right spot (Apple Maps only took me to the trailhead a distance away). This will put you near a little overlook off the dirt road or if you keep going, a small gravel parking lot. Be prepared to drive on dirt and gravel roads for over a mile to get here; you are going the right way! This end of the trail has a clearly marked sign saying it is the Woodstock Tower. From either of those parking lots it's only about ¼ mile walk to get to the tower. The path varies from rocky to flat dirt. Loads of hickory nuts line the path. You could also come from the other end of the trail, which is over a mile away in the other direction. The climb up is steep but manageable (I'd recommend being more careful descending!) with metal steps. Considering she's still standing 90 years after her construction, I'd say the tower is stable. Hats off to the Civilian Conservation Corps for building this lasting landmark! The views from the top are great and worth the short walk and short climb. I met a local man at the top who shoots a lot of videos from up there. He did warn that sometimes there are black bears in the area; I never saw one my whole time, but just keep alert. It was a little cold on the mid-October day we were there and the top of the mountain did mean lots of cross wind, so dress appropriately. Unless you're weird about heights (apologies to my wife; thanks for walking out to it with us, Baby), this is a worthwhile visit. Definitely recommend!

What a pleasant surprise! We drove up the mountain on Christmas Eve and simply enjoyed the views…read more Our goal of finding the tower wasn't easy being that my bf hadn't been up there since he was a kid. Nevertheless we found it :-) I was a bit apprehensive of climbing it at first but took baby steps lol. What a beautiful scenery once you reach the top. Great experience!

One of my favorite wacky attractions to bring people to, I visited it one last time yesterday after…read moreI heard it was supposed to be taken down before the end of the month. I brought two people with me, and two other cars stopped with people coming to view it that day, as well. While it has definitely seen some better days (the stones are pretty worn and Merlin is missing a hand), I am still sad to see it go rather than have an effort organized to have it restored or rebuilt out of materials that will better stand the test of time. I definitely recommend checking it out sometime soon if it really is to be removed by August.

You absolutely CAN NOT see Foamhenge from the road. We saw from some guides that it was possible…read morebut when you look at the satellite image, the installation is clear on the other side of the site from both Braddock Road and Pleasant Valley Road. Maybe if the festival is not going on, you can ask nicely if they will let you in. But we were here when they were setting up for the festival to start in a couple of weeks and no, they are not letting people wander around. [Review 1107 of 2026 - 1556 in Virginia - 26286 overall]

Love scaring the people who wonder there during Halloween with my costume and realistic prop axe…read more Very fun. Just make sure to wear some kelvar underneath in case someone is carrying. I never had it happen to me but it's better to be safe than sorry.

I'm surprised to see this on Yelp! This site is near my house. Tales of terror haunt this…read morerailroad bridge. You can google the story and history of this spot, be aware, if you mess around near the bridge, the police will come and reprimand you. On Halloween night, the police post a squad car at Bunnyman bridge.

This Autumn, signs began to appear on telephone poles in the Gainesville/Haymarket area - warning…read moreof the Un-lucky Inn. Being a Halloween fan - I was intrigued, I visited their web site. So it looks and sounds cool based on the story on their web site. But would it actually deliver the scary goods? I went last Friday night on my way home from Shenandoah National Park. I arrived about 6:40 pm and bought my ticket - $10.00. The first hour The Un-lucky Inn conducts a non-scary version for little kids to go through. While you are waiting, a couple of vendors are selling food - one has hot chocolate and coffee for sale, the other is Red Hot and Blue - selling pulled pork and chicken sandwiches - just in time for you to eat them, then enter the Un-lucky Inn - and lose your lunch! :-) At 7:30 pm, they begin the real horror. Groups are sent though with a couple of guides, no more than eight people per group. You cross the yard and enter the Un-lucky Inn. I am not going to give away the scary details as I want others to be properly frightened and terrified. Suffice to say, this is to date the best and scariest haunted house I have experienced as an adult. Go, go to The Un-lucky Inn. You may check in, but you will never check out! Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

The Un-Lucky Inn is not a pofessional haunted house, its ran by volunteers of Reminton Fire house…read more People from surronding counties came to volunteer to help with the haunt. I should know, I was one of the main actors.. or actress you should say. Its a timing and tiring process but we did it, cause we enjoy scaring people. :) The Un-Lucky Inn is filled with any possible scary effects that would make a grown man cry, or #2 himself. Gladly tho, there are porta pottys near, so if you gotta go befor and after, its there for you. That is not a lie, I had to clean up my station plenty of times. Yes, there may be a line to wait in, but doesnt all haunted houses? At least there is a barrel of fire to keep you warm before your haunt, and great food and drinks for sale. Have kids too scared to go thru the regular haunt, there is a scare free tour for the little ones or the faint at heart ones.. Its a great haunted house to go to. No only will we give you the heeby jeebies, but the real owner of this house. Mr. Lucky himself. He still resides in this house, i swear. I work in the house, yet, I even get scared just going back and forth in the house. I hope you will check out the house someday. ITs a fright you will never forget. Rescue teams available if needed. NO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL PERMITTED ON GROUNDS. if you come in drunk or high, we will notify police.

The Paw Paw Tunnel is Impressive In every way. * This…read moretunnel part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, here in Oldtown Maryland. The C&O Canal towpath is Great for cycling, hiking. Starts in the DC area and ends in Cumberland MD. It's 184.5 miles. The tunnel is at mile marker 156.2. I've been on it in various places, such as The great Harper's Ferry location and again at Great Falls. All associated with National Park Service. I have to say though I'm a hiker, in areas like this I always wish I was a Cyclist. What a way to go. But, being a hiker has its advantages also. I took the hiking trail that goes over the tunnel and the views were gorgeous. America at its best. Mountains surrounding the historic Potomac River. Train bridges and canals for ships bypassing troubled waters to trade. It was beautiful. Had to sit on the edge with my pb&j for a while to take it all in. This year tje Cicad6were out as well. That noise can really mess with your head after a while. Made the tunnel even more spooky!! Is the tunnel really haunted tho, or...or..could it have visitors from other worlds?

What a cool feature on the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal. The history and the engineering of the tunnel…read moreis fascinating, and there is some signage available addressing it. The tunnel is accessible via the towpath. We parked at the nearby Paw Paw Tunnel Campground parking area and took the 1/2 mile hike to the tunnel from there. The tunnel is large enough that it gets quite dark inside, so it's helpful to have a light with you. A fun place to check out!

Oh my goodness! What an adorable village. The interiors are so well made. Carpeted floors, mirrors,…read morelamps, beds, chairs. It's all there. These houses are bigger than I had expected, maybe three feet at the roof line. You must squat down to look inside. Using my digital camera to 'see' inside helped a lot and revealed the surprising detail. Eagle scouts were on site decorating for Christmas when we stooped by. One of the houses is being repaired and the train needs to be set up to run before they open for the holidays. According to their social media page they open for the season this year on November 25th, but they are open all year 'round. Some houses are in need of TLC. A roof or two have moss, and the firestation is filled with cob webs. But honestly, if I were a spider I'd want to live in one of these amazing houses! This is a wonderful family outing location. Especially all lit up for the holidays and with Santa on site too. A donation box is located at the entrance, on the right hand side. It's not obvious, so please look for it and make a small donation to help keep this local public point of interest available for everyone to enjoy! One man's desire to build his cat a victorian home has turned into an impressive display. And yes, there are still cats on the property. Go check it out!

This place is SO CUTE during the holidays!!! Such a unique experience in Shippensburg. A great…read moreplace to take photos and walk around with lots of lights, blow up characters, and more. They also offered free hot chocolate. Parking is free and nearby, just be careful when walking along side and crossing the road. Well worth the visit during the holiday season, especially with the kids!

We drove all over the area and despite using my Garmin & Google Maps, could not find Gravity Hill…read more On the positive side, we still enjoyed our afternoon in the area. In town, Main St has beautiful old Victorian homes and a couple of spectacular old churches. We also drove the country roads looking at the farms.

#2spooky4me This…read morewhole area gives me the creeps. What's the deal with the small cemetery nearby? It's there one second and gone the next. And is nobody going to talk about the bird sized moths? What's going on in Burkittsville Maryland you guys.

An excellent outdoor experience to enjoy when visiting Luray!…read more The maze is a perfect blend of challenging and achievable for kids and adults alike. There are some checkpoints to find along the way. While it would be nice to have a stamp like some mazes have, no such luck, so definitely take photos along the way. There are several elaborate dead-ends, so make sure you and your companions remember which ways split off. There is a tall watch tower in the middle with a full map in there. It's great to get your bearings. You can get a nice view of the whole maze. There's also a lovely fountain area with seats to take a break. Overall, it's a nice outdoor activity for a decent price. Someone very lucky, fast, and committed could finish the whole maze in abotu 30 minutes, but most should expect and hour and maybe budget in a little buffer time just in case you get lost. Have fun in the maze!

As a lover of The Shining, when I discovered there was a hedgemaze in VA, Luray skyrocketed to the…read moretop of my local bucketlist. I also decided that all my friends needed to experience it with me, so I invited all of them. Only a few could come, but we had the most fun. It was perfect. It was also boiling hot, so I was massively grateful for all the misting sprays in the maze. Our group immediately split into two at the very first left or right decision. I was in the group who took almost every wrong turn, even after we recognized that the pink ribbons seemed to mark the correct path. It was hilarious when we made it to the tower and the other half of our group was like, "I see you!!" We met up by the fountain in the middle and tried our best not to jump into the refreshing and cool looking water. We were more than ready to exit the maze at that point. They really should sell cold beverages in the center of the maze. They'd make so much money. We laughed and shouted the rest of the way to the exit, especially when the maze signs seemed to be mocking us. We figured out the secret message and received our prize. We're home now but can't stop telling everyone how much fun we had, doing something we never imagined we would do in life. Go have an adventure! Would recommend

Most of Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson was buried in a Lexington, Virginia, cemetery that now…read morebears his name, but he was so famous at the time of his death that his amputated left arm was spirited away to its own separate grave. It was just after dark on May 2, 1863. Jackson had just launched a devastating attack against Union forces at Chancellorsville. Returning to his own lines with several staff officers, Jackson, ever the aggressive soldier, decided to conduct reconnaissance in the area. As he and his staff rode through the woods near Confederate lines, a North Carolina regiment, unable to see who was riding up on them, opened fire. Jackson was struck by three bullets, two of them shattering his left arm. The general was evacuated from the area and given medical treatment, but the arm couldn't be saved and was amputated. Pneumonia set in, and on May 10, 1863, the South lost its most effective tacticia. Thinking that the limb of so great a solider was too precious to simply throw on the regular body part trash pile, Jackson's unofficial company chaplain, Reverend Tucker Lacy wrapped the arm in a blanket and took it to his family cemetery. The reverend gave the limb a standard Christian burial and placed a marker above the site. Supposedly Stonewall Jackson's arm was dug up and reburied numerous times in the ensuing years and there is no concrete evidence that it still resides in its original burial space, but the simple gravestone remains.

"Jackson has lost his left arm, but I have lost my right"…read more -General Robert E. Lee Jackson's last words were apparently, "Let us cross over the river and rest in the shade of the trees." It seems like a lot of words for a dying man. If, however there is truth in this story, then the resting place of this limb seems fitting. The lone tombstone sits quietly among a small group of trees on the Virginia countryside. The picturesque views were once covered by war field hospitals and now is the resting place of the left arm of one of America's most famous Generals. A little history: Stonewall Jackson's arm was destined to be buried along with other amputated limbs until Jackson's Chaplain, Reverend Lacy, retrieved it from a macabre pile of appendages and eventually buried it on his own plantation, Ellwood Manor. The limb was buried several days before Jackson's death as a way for his staff to pay tribute to the man that they had followed through battle. It's probably the least they could do considering that his own men accidentally shot him. I'm just sayin'. The story of a buried arm is surreal, but a little research makes the story a little more humane. Even if Jackson fought on the wrong side of history, every body (or body part) should be so lucky to be buried in a place so serene. Verdict: Great for Civil War buffs, the curious and people spending a little time in nearby Old Town Fredricksberg. Or Cross it off your Weird Virginia (book) list. Weird tidbits: The arm has been dug up a few times in the past, but has always made it's way back into the ground. It seems that the curious return it to it's resting place after learning that there REALLY is an arm buried in the ground. FYI: The last time I attempted a visit, the grounds were closed contrary to the information found on the website. If in doubt, it's best to call.