Right next door to Luray Caverns were a few museums trying to piggyback off of the caverns’ magnetism with things like a rope course, garden maze, a car and carriage museum, and one on the history of the area. They got us to visit by offering us free entrance with our ticket stub from the caverns. Truthfully, they offered us a free stone from Luray. It’s not much more than a polished rock, but it was compelling enough to choose and keep!
The Luray Valley Museum was a pretty quick walk through and had some interesting artifacts. For example, the walking stick pipe, in the event you need a single accessory that allows you to double your swagger and keep from misplacing your pipe. Or an ad titled “George.”—a horse of such celebrity status a single name would suffice.
I was impressed to see the shower of the early days and accompanying tin bath chair. In a time without plumbing, this seems luxurious (and explains why people might have been reluctant to live without servants – loading, heating, and removing the water would merit yet another shower).
BONUS: Though we didn’t stop off, we passed “Luray Zoo” on the way back to our cabin