History & Culture

When in coal country, you must visit at least one coal mine. Having a brother that’s a miner and spending quite a lot of time...

While not as popular as the Independence Hall in Philadelphia, the West Virginia Independence Hall is one of the most important buildings in the history...

The Heritage Farm Museum and Village is an open air & living history museum. The museum focuses on early pioneer life and Appalachia’s cultural history....

The Huntington Museum of Art is more than just a museum. Hosted in almost 70,000 square feet and 50 acres, the Huntington Museum of Arts...

If you’re a railroad buff, good news, West Virginia has a museum for you. 45 minutes south of Beckley sits the Princeton Railroad Museum. Focusing...

How I didn’t know this place existed before writing this is beyond me. It is however, now on my to-do list. Opening in 1885, yes...

With exhibitions that change each semester and programs featuring visiting lecturers and local experts, there’s always something new to see at the Art Museum of...

Housing the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, the Avampato Discovery Museum, and the Juliet Art Museum, the Clay Center is the center of the Arts and...

Initially housed in the Sunrise Museum, the Juliet Art Museum is now part of the Clay Center in downtown Charleston. The Museum hosts traveling exhibits...

For all of you science and technology buffs. Come see what the world was like before the internet and the technology that laid the foundation...

The Avampato Discovery Museum is the perfect place to take your kids anytime. Housed on two floors inside the Clay Center, they offer 12,000 square...

One of the largest and most famous of the burial mounds built by the native Adena people is Grave Creek Mound. Located 11 miles south...

Serving as the cultural hub of Wheeling, West Virginia, the Oglebay Institute provides countless opportunities to experience the arts and nature. If you’re not a...