Plan Your Visit

At the MSV

Standard lunch items available in the Tea Room Café include soup, salads, sandwiches, and quiche. Lunch, desserts, and more than two dozen varieties of tea are served Tuesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.

 

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The Museum Store offers a wide variety of items unique to the Shenandoah Valley.

 

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The picnic area outside the garden entrance is available Tuesday through Sunday, March 1 through November 30.

You can also download a sample Tea Room menu.

 

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Let your friends and family know you've experienced the MSV! Send them a postcard now available in the Museum Store.

The MSV Store

You could easily spend the better part of a day at this museum site. The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley is open year-round and the house and gardens are open seasonally (March 1 through November 30). Plan to spend at least 90 minutes touring the museum galleries and plan to visit the Museum Store and Tea Room Café! Serving over 25 varieties of tea, lunch items, and decadent desserts, the Tea Room Café is open from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.

If you visit when the house and garden are open, begin your visit at the Museum and select from several ticket options; the combination ticket provides access to the entire site. Sign up for a docent tour of the historic house when you purchase your ticket. Plan for about 45 minutes to tour the historic house, at least an hour to explore the six acres of gardens on your own, and 90 minutes or so in the Museum galleries. One good approach is to experience the house and gardens in the morning, have lunch in the Tea Room Café, and see the galleries in the afternoon. Or vice versa.

From March through November, there is also a nice picnic area available on site.  Offering seven tables with umbrellas, the picnic area is near the entrance to the gardens. Feel free to bring your own picnic lunch and beverage, and enjoy this pleasant spot.