The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
Appalachia & the Return

Stop 6 · Days 717–718

Harpers Ferry

Harpers Ferry, WV

A perfectly preserved historic town where two rivers and three states meet — the site of John Brown's raid and a spark of the Civil War.

Where to stay

  • A Harpers Ferry inn

    Near the historic lower town.

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You gotta eat this

  • Riverside tavern fare

    In the 19th-century town.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 717Day 717 — The ConfluenceFull day · 4h planned
  2. 718Day 718 — North to the spa townDrive day · 45m drive

What this stop is made of

  • Museums & History