West Virginia: Harpers Ferry

Score: 67

"Despite the ticky-tack tourist places, this still feels like an authentic Civil War era town."

"The off-site parking and busing plan is a smart and appropriate way to manage the effects of tourism on this highly significant and vulnerable historic place."

"The setting is wonderful, and from a distance the town seems appealing, but then try to find a decent place to eat! This place needs more business opportunities offering a variety of tourism experiences, not just historic buildings and interpretive signs."

"The ecological integrity continues to be sustained because Harpers Ferry is within a National Park (it is located at the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers, and the Appalachian Trail runs by it). Numerous housing developments being built in its surrounding environment may constitute a threat."