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In 1974, the National Park Service and the Department of the Interior designated Luray Caverns as a National Natural Landmark. [10] Luray Caverns is home to a commercial rope course and hedge maze. The maze contains 1,500 dark American arborvitae which create a one-half-mile (0.80 km) path for visitors. [11]
3-day pass; $20 per-vehicle pass available (3-day pass) Assateague Island National Seashore: Maryland: $25 per-vehicle 7-day pass; daily $10 per-vehicle pass available for Virginia district. Passes valid for entrance to Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge: Virginia: C & O Canal National Historical Park: Maryland: $20 per-vehicle
From the discovery of Luray Caverns in 1878 onward, the favorable attributes of the formations for creating musical tones were well known. One of the earliest references to performances of lithophone music in Luray Caverns comes from the tour led by co-discoverer Andrew Campbell for a group sent by the Smithsonian Institution in 1880. According ...
Trichopetalum whitei, common name Luray Caverns blind cave millipede, is a rare troglobitic (obligate cavernicolous) millipede of the upper Potomac River drainage in four Virginia counties and three West Virginia counties. It has been recorded from 12 caves across this range, including the Luray Caverns where it was first discovered and described.
One of the dominant hills in the Town of Luray is the location of the Grand Old Mimslyn Inn, a 1931 classic Southern mansion style hotel. The hotel is a popular site for wedding receptions. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt visited the Mimslyn during a short visit in the late 1930s and former Virginia Governor Mark Warner visited in January 2008.
The concerts are held nightly beginning Aug. 30, 2024, the day after the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival begins. There are three concerts each night: 5:30 p.m., 6:45 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Page County is located in the Commonwealth of Virginia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,709. [1] Its county seat is Luray. [2] Page County was formed in 1831 from Shenandoah and Rockingham counties and was named for John Page, Governor of Virginia from 1802 to 1805.
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