Cedar Creek was the site of a decisive Union victory in the American Civil War, a battle that took place on October 19, 1864. Today, much of the battlefield is privately owned and not accessible to the public, but ranger-led tours and self-driving tours on public roads highlight the main locations of the battle. Belle Grove is a plantation house that was given as a wedding present by descendants of German settlers; it was built of local limestone in 1797 in Federal style architecture. It still stands to this day and is one of the best-preserved 18th century manor houses in America. Tours of the house and grounds are available, and take in the house itself, the icehouse (which was erected in 1815), the smokehouse, the slave cemetery, and the heritage orchard. The Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historic Park affords beautiful vistas of the Shenandoah Valley and the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains.

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