West Virginia has much more to do than admire the scenery. Historic sites, coal-mining heritage, unusual museums, observatories, resorts and outdoor adventures all belong here, with practical advice on what is genuinely worth adding to your itinerary.
New River Gorge is one of America’s famous whitewater destinations, and rafting is the activity that turns the river from scenery into an experience. You
Green Bank Observatory is one of West Virginia’s most unusual attractions. Huge radio telescopes rise from a rural mountain valley, including the enormous Robert C.
Coal is impossible to separate from West Virginia’s history, but reading about mining above ground only tells part of the story. At the Beckley Exhibition
Thurmond is one of those places that sounds invented for a travel article: a once-busy railroad town deep in New River Gorge that today has
Discover The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, a historic West Virginia resort known for grand architecture, golf, spa traditions and Cold War history.
Visit Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, where the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers meet among historic streets, Civil War sites and Appalachian scenery.