The Washington times., 1930-08-09


with the heat wave continuinl
its swelterins grip upon the : st
motorists are displaying an inter
est in the cool recesses of tn
Virginia caverns, and, with eS
cellent highways from Washing
ton, they offer an ideal objectiv
for q weekend or Sunday tour.
Car owners taking this trip hav
two routes, one by way Of Win
chester and the other via Fred
ericksburg. An ideal trip, how
ever, is to make the loop by goinl
and returning over differen
routeo.
The Virginia caverns occupy
prominent place on the list o
the nations touring detectives ant
are visited by thousands of mo
toristS annually.
Description Of Caves
''The Shenandoah Caverns
are a.aonr the most noted Of
the caverns Of the Shenandoah
Valley. They are reached over
. good road leading westward
from +he Lee Highway about
five miles north of New Mar
ket. There are numerous fOrma-
tiOns of marvellous beauty, the
outstanding features being Dia-
nOnd Cascade, Rainbow Lake,
Hunters Lodge, and Grove Of
the Druils. The caverns are
electrically illuminated.
'Liray-The cavernS are well
lighted, with walks and stair
ways for the convenience of
visitors. rhe stalactites which
ornament the walls and ceiling
make a magnificent display,
both in color and fantastic
shape.
Endless Caverns-They are
situated q short distance south
Of New Market and may be
reached over a good road from
the Shenandoah pike. In these
wonderful and spectacular cav.
erns are some of the most fan
tastic formations to be found
in any Subterranean passage.
The caverns are electrically
lighted, good walks are pro-
vided and the temperature is
moderate the year round.
The Grand Caverns
'"The Grand Caverns-GrOt-
toes is the location of the Grand
Caverns Of the Shenandoah,
which are among the most pic
turesgue of all subterrane0n
passages. The grand reception
room, the grand ballroom and
the Persian palace are famed
for the magnificence Of their
vaulted roofs. the fastastic
shapes which the ages have
wrought and the delicacy of
their cOlOring. Ten miles north
of StauntOn, a good road leads
from the Lee Highway to GrOt.
toes, a distance Of seven miles.
"The MaSsanutten Caverns,
located five miles east Of Har-
risOnburg, are among the most
unusual of the underground
passages. These caverns are
illuminated by an elaborate
system of indirect lighting, the
walks are dry and the air is
pure. Magnificent formations
and the richest tints make the
more than 80 chambers and
passages marvels of beauty and
grandeur"
In travelling to New Market
and Harrisonburg, the distribut
ing points for travel to the cav
erns, by way Of Winchester, thu
notoriSt proceeds through George
town and Fairfax over U. S
Route No. SO. From Winchester
y. s. Route No. II is followed.
Follows Route IL
Via the Fredericksburg route
the motorist travels from the
Capital over y. S. Route No. II
to Fredericksburg. Va, State route
No. 81 to Sperryville and ther
via u. s. No. I'll to New Market
Construction on the highway be
tween Warrenton and Sperry
vile makes it impractical tt
travel over U. S. No. 211 all the
way from Washington to New
Market. In addition, there is
follr-mile detour east of Warren
ton.
All along the various routes
leading to the caverns will be
found accredited A. A. A. hotels
and garages. where the motorist
can be assured Of service Of q
high order.