New Market Walking Tours - Presented by Apple Blossom Inn

Tours begin March 4th and continue through November

Reservations Recommended While reservations are not absolutely required, they are highly recommended. Reservations allow New Market Walking Tours to have a sufficient number of guides for your party. Calling prior to arrival also informs you if any variations in the schedule have occurred, or if special events are planned. To reserve, call 1-540-740-3747 or 1-540-325-9529 between the hours of 9am and 4pm. If you are visiting with a Time Travelers Passport, please inform us at the time of you make the reservation. Arrive 10 minutes prior to tour time to purchase tickets.

Tour #1 - "New Market, An All-American Town"

Join us for a leisurely stroll along the timeworn streets of New Market's Historic District, listed on the National Registry of Historic Places. Your guide will share stories of New Market's most colorful citizens from colonial times to the present. If it happened in American History, there is a reflection of it in New Market. Discover New Market's relationship to Bunker Hill, The Great Wagon Road, German Immigration, the Printing Press, the Donner Party, the PT Barnum circus, and the World War II prisoner of war camp. Comprehensive and entertaining, this overview tour captures the historical significance of the town of New Market in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.

Tour #2 - "Boys, Bugles, and Skirts: The Civil War in a Small Town"

Stroll the timeworn streets of the Historic District of New Market, Virginia with a costumed guide and hear the stories of the courageous and hospitable women of New Market, before, after and during the Civil War Battle of New Market, May 15, 1864.   Vist where Jessie Rupert, Union Sympathizer spoke against slavery and taught African-American children.  Explore the environs of  her neighbor Confederate heroine, Eliza Clinedinst, who nursed the wounded VMI cadets.  Learn how wily Anna Maria Henkel outwitted the Yankees and protected her children. An entertaining and educational tour, this Virginia Time Travelers tour is enjoyable for ages 10- adult.

Dramatic Presentation

If you are interested in the history of New Market, but feel you cannot walk the town, please book the one-act, one-woman show "Angel of the Shenandoah" performed by Susan Smith, media and resource librarian for Shenandoah County Schools.

"Angel of the Shenandoah" is a dramatic portrayal of the life and times of Jessie Rupert, Union sympathizer in the Confederate town of New Market.  Susan Mathias Smith, premier interpreter of Mrs. Rupert, presents an educational and emotional portrayal of this stalwart, principled and controversial woman who would not forgo her beliefs in order to comply with her neighbors.   Each presentation lasts approximately 30-40 minutes and can be presented  for your civic club, your church, school, or in a private home.    Contact New Market Walking Tours or the Apple Blossom Inn (540-740-3747) to discuss fees and to schedule Ms. Smith's presentation.

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Tour Bus Groups may schedule tours at times other than those listed for the public.  Please call Betty Karol Wilson at the Apple Blossom Inn (540-740-3747) to schedule your group.

Group Tours:  If your group has ten or more people, the group rate is $5 per person.

Time Travelers: Participants in Virginia's Time Travelers Program receive a $2 per person discount.  If you do not have a passport, you may pick up one when you take the New Market Walking Tours. Visit six Virginia attractions and receive a letter of commendation from the Governor of Virginia and a free Time Travelers T-shirt. Be a part of Virginia's legacy!

There is no charge for the tour if you are a resident of New Market. Call for a reservation.

Our walking tours in the press

• "Lady of New Market" - by Elizabeth Rome, Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, VA, November 10, 2007
• "The Spooky Depths of Shenandoah" - by Christina Breda Antoniades, Washington Post, Oct 22, 2006
• "A Walk Through Time" - by Alicia Wotring, Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, VA, August 5, 2006
• "History in the Making" - also by Alicia Wotring, Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, VA, August 5, 2006

New Market Walking Tours assumes no liability for personal injury or property loss to those participating on the Tours. New Market Walking Tours reserves the right to cancel tours for any reason. Refunds will be given for advance purchase tickets.

If you have further questions, see our Walking Tours Frequently Asked Questions.

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