Top rated places in Harpers Ferry, United States to elevate your visit (Updated April, 2024)

Gift shop

👍👍 What an amazing find. From a modest and unassuming storefront you enter a bazaar of fair trade, with clothes, jewelry, trinkets, and more, from all over the world. It's a wonderful place to browse for gifts and goodies, especially if you want to support small and fair trade business.

5.00 (39 reviews)

Bolivar Bread Bakery

Bakery

👍👍 If this bakery doesn’t end up on the food network I will be absolutely shocked and disappointed. I’ve been to over 40 states (traveled from WA State); and have stopped at hundreds of amazing bakeries—but this ladies and gentlemen, IS. THE. BEST! I got the GF Amaretti cookie and OH MY GOSH…absolutely...

4.90 (231 reviews)

The Point at the Rivers

Scenic spot

4.90 (54 reviews)

Jefferson Rock

Historical landmark

Scenic rock formation overlooking mountains & rivers, written about & named for Thomas Jefferson.

4.80 (116 reviews)

True Treats Historic Candy

Candy store

4.80 (114 reviews)

Stonehouse Bed & Breakfast

Bed & breakfast

Homey rooms & suites in a polished B&B offering free parking, river views & a courtyard with a pond.

4.80 (71 reviews)

Ruins of St. John's Episcopal Church

Historical landmark

Fieldstone ruins of an 1852 church that functioned during the Civil War as a hospital & barracks.

4.80 (60 reviews)

Harpers Ferry Park Association

Non-profit organization

👍👍 i’ve gone multiple times and i love the hike, the small town is so beautiful and historic

4.80 (60 reviews)

Connector Trail from AT to Appalachian Trail Visitor Center

Hiking area

👍👍 A lovely place with many outdoors activities to explore.

4.80 (40 reviews)

Lily Garden Bed & Breakfast

Bed & breakfast

👍👍 I happened to find the handwritten thank you card that the owner of the Lily Garden sent to me and my husband, after a stay with them a while back. I realized I had not given them the excellent review that they deserved. We had a wonderful and relaxing stay here, enjoying our stable house room ups...

4.80 (38 reviews)

Harper Cemetery

Cemetery

👍👍 A wonderful old cemetery with a great view. Even though it has graves dating back to the late 18th Century, new burials still take place there. It’s important to remember that other visitors you see may be visiting the recently deceased so please be respectful. Likewise, many of those buried are the...

4.80 (32 reviews)

John Brown Museum

Historical place museum

👍👍 Free admission and worth the one hour. I learned a great deal about John Brown, who is best remembered for his vigorous opposition to slavery and his doomed raid of Harpers Ferry to further his cause. He was captured during the raid and later executed for instigating it. His tactic might have been c...

4.80 (31 reviews)

Rockhaven B&B

Bed & breakfast

Relaxed B&B in a Craftsman-style home featuring free Wi-Fi, plus warm suites with kitchenettes.

4.80 (31 reviews)

John Brown's Fort

Historical landmark

Brick firehouse where abolitionist John Brown barricaded himself during the Harpers Ferry raid.

4.70 (475 reviews)

St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church

Catholic church

4.70 (171 reviews)

Portside Bar and Supper Club

Restaurant

👍👍 Very good place to eat! We ordered tenderloins and jalapeno poppers. Another couple had pizza and said it was very good. Stopped in again for their prime rib special.. Wonderful Dinner!

4.70 (80 reviews)

National Park Service Information Center

Tourist information center

👍👍 SO much American history here & now. Three hiking trails & 2 mighty rivers converge. Trains through mountain tunnels. Lewis & Clark & John Brown began & changed the country from here. Antietam is nearby, along with beautiful state parks.

4.70 (79 reviews)