Battle of Front Royal Driving Tour

From the Journal

• Main Street Mill Restaurant: Front Royal's Old Mill Tavern

  Main Street Mill Restaurant occupies a historic mill building at 500 E Main Street in Front Royal, serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner seven days a week.

• Reitano Vineyards: Front Royal's Italian Wine Escape

  Reitano Vineyards in Front Royal pairs Italian-inspired wine with The Rooted Table farm-to-table dining and a Cigar & Bourbon Room, open most days of the week with cottages that sleep up to eight. As with any small winery, it's worth calling ahead to confirm current hours before visiting.

• Fall Picks: Warren & Page County Outdoors, Antiques

  September's cooler mornings make this the season to walk the Dr. Seide Memorial Botanical Gardens in Front Royal or put a canoe in at Shenandoah River Park and Landing before the leaf-peeping crowds arrive.

• Front Royal Fall: Riverside Stays & History Drive

  Twin Rivers Campground sits on the site of the former Poe's Southfork Campground on the South Fork Shenandoah, and it's the quiet base for a free self-guided driving tour of the May 1862 Battle of Front Royal.