Panorama Resort

In its early days, it had a tea room, hotel, cottages, bungalow and golf.

[1] Throughout the 20th century, Panorama was one of the best-known man-made attractions on the road, which included Rapidan Camp, built as a Presidential retreat within a reasonable traveling distance of the White House in Washington, DC for Herbert Hoover, and the resorts at Skyland and Big Meadows.

Panorama had a rustic look in its early years and was known for its bear shows, though one went awry and sparked a lawsuit.

The National Park Service had hoped to reopen the building as a museum honoring the Civilian Conservation Corps.

However, in July 2006, Shenandoah Superintendent Chas Cartwright announced that Panorama would be demolished, as costs had risen more than the park could afford.