Shenandoah Caverns Introduces the Big Yellow Barn

Early Summer 2007

Shenandoah Caverns opens the fourth in its family of attractions this summer on June 17. The Yellow Barn at Shenandoah Caverns joins Main Street of Yesteryear and American Celebration on Parade on the caverns campus.

Visit the Yellow Barn at Shenandoah Caverns for a whimsical look at our agricultural heritage and rural life, with historical displays that include restored antique farm wagons, equipment, carriages and vehicles. An indoor beehive depicts the social life of honeybees, and there's a lustrous mineral cave. A country store gift shop, wine shop, and Virginia arts and crafts are all part of the barn experience.

Exhibits—ranging from a 25-foot long tobacco press, to horse drawn wagons, to early 20th-century tractors, to a Model T depot hack that ferried passengers to the railroad station—fill the 15,000-square foot space. Imagine a 36-foot tree inside the building—inhabited by five-foot squirrels! "The tree house was part of a float in the 2007 Rose Parade and helps define a special children's activity area in the barn," explains Earl Hargrove, owner of Shenandoah Caverns.

Outside the barn, a live animal mini-farm and hummingbird and butterfly garden are under development as well.

Don't forget the caverns while you're here! Shenandoah Caverns is the only Virginia cavern with elevator service. Its unusual formations have been featured in National Geographic.

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