Welcome to Two Days Away, our series featuring weekend-long itineraries within a five-hour drive of your city—because sometimes we all just need a little adventure fix.
Exactly halfway down the nearly 3,000-mile Appalachian Trail, trekkers will come across the idyllic town of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. But located in the Eastern Panhandle Region, this picturesque village is way more than simply a rest stop when passing through one of the least popular states along the route from Maine to Georgia.
Harpers Ferry takes travelers centuries back in time to experience an area rich in early American history. This storied town offers seemingly endless on-site lessons in pre-Civil War and Civil War era history, plus soaring views of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers and surrounding forests—which are beautiful places to see throughout the year, but especially stunning when decked out in fall colors…