A single $10 ticket at Ivy Lodge gets you self-guided access to three connected pieces of Front Royal history: the Warren Heritage Society’s own museum, the Balthis House, and Belle Boyd Cottage — home of the teenage Confederate spy who used the house to pass information during the Civil War.

Because it’s self-guided, families can move at their own pace rather than sticking to a docent’s schedule. Open Wednesday through Saturday only; specialty tours and archive research need advance booking through the Society’s own site.