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West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...

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Name	Town/City	Region	Type	Summary
Adaland Mansion	Philippi Philippi, West Virginia Philippi is a city in — and the county seat of — Barbour County, West Virginia, USA. The population was 2,870 at the 2000 census. In 1861, the city was the site of the Battle of Philippi, known as "The Philippi Races"...	Mountaineer Country North-Central West Virginia North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown.- Counties :Monongalia CountyMarion CountyHarrison CountyTaylor County*Doddridge County...	Historic house	website, 1870 period mansion
Adam Stephen House Adam Stephen House Adam Stephen House is a historic home located at Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built between 1772 and 1789, and is a 2 1/2 story, stone house measuring 43 feet, 5 inches, by 36 feet, 3 inches. It was the home of Adam Stephen...	Martinsburg Martinsburg, West Virginia Martinsburg is a city in the Eastern Panhandle region of West Virginia, United States. The city's population was 14,972 at the 2000 census; according to a 2009 Census Bureau estimate, Martinsburg's population was 17,117, making it the largest city in the Eastern Panhandle and the eighth largest...	Eastern Panhandle Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia is a narrow stretch of territory in the northeast of the state, bordering Maryland and Virginia, United States. The Eastern Panhandle Board of Realtors and other local civic organizations consider only the three Easternmost counties, Jefferson, Berkeley and...	Historic house	website, also known as General Adam Stephen House, located next to Triple Brick Museum
African-American Heritage Family Museum Halfway House (Ansted, West Virginia) Halfway House, also known as the Tyree Tavern, is a historic inn and tavern located at Ansted, Fayette County, West Virginia. It is a two story, log and frame building with a gable roof measuring 50 feet long and 20 feet deep. The original log section was built prior to 1810. It was expanded to...	Ansted Ansted, West Virginia Ansted is a town in Fayette County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is situated on high bluffs along U.S. Highway 60 on a portion of the Midland Trail a National Scenic Byway near Hawk's Nest overlooking the New River far below....	New River/Greenbier River Valleys	African American
Alexander Campbell Mansion Alexander Campbell Mansion Alexander Campbell Mansion, also known as Campbell Mansion or Alexander Campbell House was the home of Alexander Campbell. Alexander, known as the "sage of Bethany", was founder of Bethany College and one of the most prominent early leaders of the Restoration Movement.The mansion together with...	Bethany Bethany, West Virginia Bethany is a town in Brooke County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 985 at the 2000 census. The Town of Bethany is home to Bethany College.-History:...	Northern Panhandle Northern Panhandle of West Virginia The Northern Panhandle is a culturally and geographically distinct region in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is the state's northernmost extension, bounded by the Ohio River on the north and west, along with the state of Pennsylvania on the east...	Historic house	Operated by Bethany College, early 19th century period home of college founder Alexander Campbell
Anna Jarvis Birthplace Museum	Webster Webster, West Virginia Webster is an unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States. It lies four miles south of Grafton. Its elevation is 1,019 feet above sea level.- History :...	Mountaineer Country North-Central West Virginia North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown.- Counties :Monongalia CountyMarion CountyHarrison CountyTaylor County*Doddridge County...	Historic house	website, home of Anna Jarvis Anna Jarvis Anna Marie Jarvis is the founder of the Mother's Day holiday in the United States.-Biography:... , founder of the Mother's Day holiday
Ansted Culture and Heritage Museum	Ansted Ansted, West Virginia Ansted is a town in Fayette County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is situated on high bluffs along U.S. Highway 60 on a portion of the Midland Trail a National Scenic Byway near Hawk's Nest overlooking the New River far below....	New River/Greenbier River Valleys	Local history	information, information
Antioch Baptist Church Museum	Ansted Ansted, West Virginia Ansted is a town in Fayette County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is situated on high bluffs along U.S. Highway 60 on a portion of the Midland Trail a National Scenic Byway near Hawk's Nest overlooking the New River far below....	New River/Greenbier River Valleys	Local history	information, information, information, scroll to listing
Art Museum of West Virginia University	Morgantown Morgantown, West Virginia Morgantown is a city in Monongalia County, West Virginia. It is the county seat of Monongalia County. Placed along the banks of the Monongahela River, Morgantown is the largest city in North-Central West Virginia, and the base of the Morgantown metropolitan area...	Mountaineer Country North-Central West Virginia North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown.- Counties :Monongalia CountyMarion CountyHarrison CountyTaylor County*Doddridge County...	Art	website, part of West Virginia University West Virginia University West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;... , planned museum scheduled to open in summer 2013
The Arts Centre	Martinsburg Martinsburg, West Virginia Martinsburg is a city in the Eastern Panhandle region of West Virginia, United States. The city's population was 14,972 at the 2000 census; according to a 2009 Census Bureau estimate, Martinsburg's population was 17,117, making it the largest city in the Eastern Panhandle and the eighth largest...	Eastern Panhandle Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia is a narrow stretch of territory in the northeast of the state, bordering Maryland and Virginia, United States. The Eastern Panhandle Board of Realtors and other local civic organizations consider only the three Easternmost counties, Jefferson, Berkeley and...	Art	website, includes exhibit gallery
Aurora Area Museum	Aurora Aurora, West Virginia Aurora is an unincorporated census-designated place in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 201. Aurora was originally a German settlement. The town was originally called Salem and later Mount Carmel...	Mountaineer Country North-Central West Virginia North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown.- Counties :Monongalia CountyMarion CountyHarrison CountyTaylor County*Doddridge County...	Local history	information
Avampato Discovery Museum Clay Center (West Virginia) The Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences - West Virginia in Charleston, West Virginia, USA is a facility dedicated to promoting arts, visual arts, and the sciences...	Charleston Charleston, West Virginia Charleston is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha Rivers in Kanawha County. As of the 2010 census, it has a population of 51,400, and its metropolitan area 304,214. It is the county seat of Kanawha County.Early...	Metro Valley	Science	Part of the Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia, science exhibits, art gallery and a planetarium
Babcock State Park Babcock State Park Babcock State Park is a state park located along the New River Gorge on wooded in Fayette County, West Virginia. Located near the park headquarters, the Glade Creek Grist Mill is among the most photographed tourist sites in the state of West Virginia. It was named in honor of Edward V...	Clifftop Clifftop, Fayette County, West Virginia Clifftop is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.It is the home of historic Camp Washington-Carver, which hosts the Appalachian String Band Music Festival the first weekend in August....	New River/Greenbier River Valleys	Mill	Includes Glades Creek Grist Mill
B & O Museum of Wheeling	Wheeling Wheeling, West Virginia Wheeling is a city in Ohio and Marshall counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia; it is the county seat of Ohio County. Wheeling is the principal city of the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area...	Northern Panhandle Northern Panhandle of West Virginia The Northern Panhandle is a culturally and geographically distinct region in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is the state's northernmost extension, bounded by the Ohio River on the north and west, along with the state of Pennsylvania on the east...	Multiple	website, part of West Virginia Northern Community College West Virginia Northern Community College West Virginia Northern Community College is a public, multi-campus community college with the main campus located in downtown Wheeling, West Virginia, United States... , exhibits include B & O Railroad memorabilia, Hazel-Atlas Glass Company Hazel-Atlas Glass Company The Hazel-Atlas Glass Company was a large producer of machine-molded glass containers headquartered in Wheeling, West Virginia. It was founded in 1902 in Washington, Pennsylvania, as the merger of four companies:... pieces; also known as West Virginia Northern Community College Alumni Association Museum
Barbour County Historical Museum	Philippi Philippi, West Virginia Philippi is a city in — and the county seat of — Barbour County, West Virginia, USA. The population was 2,870 at the 2000 census. In 1861, the city was the site of the Battle of Philippi, known as "The Philippi Races"...	Mountaineer Country North-Central West Virginia North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown.- Counties :Monongalia CountyMarion CountyHarrison CountyTaylor County*Doddridge County...	Local history	website, exhibits include the mummified bodies of two female asylum inmates that were artificially preserved in 1888
Beauchamp-Newman Museum Beauchamp-Newman House Beauchamp-Newman House, also known as the Alfred Beauchamp House and Beauchamp-Newman Museum, is a historic home located at Elizabeth, Wirt County, West Virginia. It was built in the 1830s, and is a two story brick dwelling with hipped and gable roofs. On May 23, 1848, the first meeting of the...	Elizabeth Elizabeth, West Virginia Elizabeth is a town in Wirt County, West Virginia along the Little Kanawha River. The population was 994 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Wirt County. The townsite of Elizabeth was settled by William Beauchamp in 1796, and was known as "Beauchamp's Mills" until 1817, when it was named...	Mid-Ohio Valley	Local history	Museums USA: Beauchamp-Newman Museum, Elizabeth, West Virginia
Beckley Exhibition Mine Phillips-Sprague Mine Phillips-Sprague Mine, also known as the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine, is a historic coal mine located at New River Park in Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia. The mine opened about 1889 on what had been operated as a "drift" mine. Commercial development of the drift mine began in 1905 and the...	Beckley Beckley, West Virginia Beckley is a city in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States, which was founded on April 4, 1838. The 2008 population was estimated to be 16,832 by the U.S. Census Bureau. Early in its history, the town was known as Beckleyville and Raleigh Court House...	New River/Greenbier River Valleys	Mining	information, coal mine town, mine and museum, also Youth Museum of Southern WV
Belle Boyd House	Martinsburg Martinsburg, West Virginia Martinsburg is a city in the Eastern Panhandle region of West Virginia, United States. The city's population was 14,972 at the 2000 census; according to a 2009 Census Bureau estimate, Martinsburg's population was 17,117, making it the largest city in the Eastern Panhandle and the eighth largest...	Eastern Panhandle Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia is a narrow stretch of territory in the northeast of the state, bordering Maryland and Virginia, United States. The Eastern Panhandle Board of Realtors and other local civic organizations consider only the three Easternmost counties, Jefferson, Berkeley and...	Local history	website, operated by the Berkeley County Historical Society, family home of Civil War spy Belle Boyd Belle Boyd Isabella Marie Boyd Isabella Marie Boyd Isabella Marie Boyd (May 9, 1844 – June 11, 1900, best known as Belle Boyd or Cleopatra of the Secession, was a Confederate spy in the American Civil War...
Beverly Heritage Center	Beverly Beverly, West Virginia Beverly is a small town in Randolph County, West Virginia, USA. It is situated along the Tygart Valley River and had a population of 651 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Beverly is located at ....	Potomac Highlands Potomac Highlands of West Virginia The Potomac Highlands of West Virginia centers on five counties in the upper Potomac River watershed in the western portion of the state's Eastern Panhandle, bordering Maryland and Virginia...	Local history	website
Bice-Ferguson Memorial Museum	Shinnston Shinnston, West Virginia Shinnston is a city in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States, along the West Fork River. The population was 2,295 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Shinnston is located at ....	Mountaineer Country North-Central West Virginia North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown.- Counties :Monongalia CountyMarion CountyHarrison CountyTaylor County*Doddridge County...	Local history	information, information, exhibits include period room displays and antique telephones
Birke Art Gallery	Huntington Huntington, West Virginia Huntington is a city in Cabell and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia, along the Ohio River. Most of the city is in Cabell County, for which it is the county seat. A small portion of the city, mainly the neighborhood of Westmoreland, is in Wayne County. Its population was 49,138 at...	Metro Valley	Art	website, part of Marshall University Marshall University Marshall University is a coeducational public research university in Huntington, West Virginia, United States founded in 1837, and named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States....
Blenko Glass Visitor Center and Museum Blenko Glass Company Blenko Glass Company, located in Milton, West Virginia, is known for its artistic hand-blown glass.-Early history:William J. Blenko was born in London, England in 1853. He worked at a glass factory in his youth. In 1893 he emigrated to Kokomo, Indiana, in the US, where he established the first...	Milton Milton, West Virginia Milton is a town in Cabell County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,206 at the 2000 census.Milton is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649...	Metro Valley	Decorative arts	Visitor center includes museum
Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park is a state park located on Blennerhassett Island, a small island in the Ohio River, located in Wood County, West Virginia, USA. The property was the site of a Palladian mansion owned by Harman Blennerhassett, a participant in some of the alleged...	Parkersburg Parkersburg, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 33,099 people, 14,467 households, and 8,767 families residing in the city. In 2006 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that Parkersburg's population had decreased 4.4% to 31,755. The population density was 2,800.5 people per square mile . There were 16,100 housing...	Mid-Ohio Valley	Local history	Includes Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History and rebuilt early 19th century Blennerhassett Mansion on the island
Bluestone Wildlife Museum	Hinton Hinton, West Virginia Hinton is a city in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,880 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Summers County. Hinton was established in 1873 and chartered in 1897. Hinton was named for John "Jack" Hinton, a prominent lawyer of Summers County and husband of...	New River/Greenbier River Valleys	Natural history	information, information
Brooke County Historical Museum Miller's Tavern Miller's Tavern, now known as Brooke County Historical Museum, is a historic inn and tavern located at Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia. It was built in 1797, and is a two story, rectangular brick building with a hipped roof. It sits on a sandstone foundation and lintels. It is one of the...	Wellsburg Wellsburg, West Virginia Wellsburg is a city in and the county seat of Brooke County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. The 2000 Census recorded a population of 2,891, down from a count of 3,385 in the 1990 Census...	Northern Panhandle Northern Panhandle of West Virginia The Northern Panhandle is a culturally and geographically distinct region in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is the state's northernmost extension, bounded by the Ohio River on the north and west, along with the state of Pennsylvania on the east...	Local history	website
Buddy's Country Store & Museum	Bluewell Bluewell, West Virginia Bluewell, West Virginia is an unincorporated census-designated place on United States Highway 52 in Mercer County, West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, its population is 2,184. It is the terminus of West Virginia Route 20....	Southern Southern West Virginia Southern West Virginia is a culturally and geographically distinct region in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Generally considered the heart of Appalachia, Southern West Virginia is known for its coal mining heritage and southern affinity...	History	information, historic coal camp company store
Bulltown Historic Area	Bulltown Bulltown, West Virginia Bulltown is a former settlement in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States.-Geography:Bulltown is located at . It is a part of the Little Kanawha River Valley watershed. Bulltown Historical District contains the Burnsville Lake Wildlife Management Area in which Bulltown sets...	Mountain Lakes	Military
Caboose Museum	Mullens Mullens, West Virginia Mullens is a city in Wyoming County, West Virginia. As of the 2000 census, it had a population of 1,769.Located in a valley along the Guyandotte River within a mountainous region of southern West Virginia, the town was nearly destroyed by flash flooding in July 2001...	Southern Southern West Virginia Southern West Virginia is a culturally and geographically distinct region in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Generally considered the heart of Appalachia, Southern West Virginia is known for its coal mining heritage and southern affinity...	Local history	information
Campbell-Flannagan-Murrell House Museum	Hinton Hinton, West Virginia Hinton is a city in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,880 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Summers County. Hinton was established in 1873 and chartered in 1897. Hinton was named for John "Jack" Hinton, a prominent lawyer of Summers County and husband of...	New River/Greenbier River Valleys	Historic house	website, information
Canyon Rim Visitor's Center	Fayetteville Fayetteville, West Virginia Fayetteville is a town in and the county seat of Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,754 at the 2000 census.Fayetteville was listed as one of the 2006 "Top 10 Coolest Small Towns in America" by Budget Travel Magazine ....	New River/Greenbier River Valleys	Local history	website, one of three visitor centers for New River Gorge National River New River Gorge National River The New River Gorge National River is a unit of the United States National Park Service designed to protect and maintain the New River Gorge in southern West Virginia. Established in 1978, the NPS-protected area stretches for from just downstream of Hinton to Hawks Nest State Park near Ansted.New... , area cultural and natural history
Capon Bridge Museum	Capon Bridge Capon Bridge, West Virginia Capon Bridge is a town located in eastern Hampshire County, West Virginia along the Northwestern Turnpike , approximately twenty miles west of Winchester, Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 2,178, 200 of which live within the town limits. Originally known as Glencoe, Capon...	Potomac Highlands Potomac Highlands of West Virginia The Potomac Highlands of West Virginia centers on five counties in the upper Potomac River watershed in the western portion of the state's Eastern Panhandle, bordering Maryland and Virginia...	Local history	website
Carnegie Hall, Inc. Carnegie Hall, Inc. Carnegie Hall, Inc. is a regional cultural center located in Lewisburg, West Virginia, USA. It is within the Allegheny Mountains. Monroe, Greenbrier, Pocahontas and Summers Counties are included in Carnegie Hall, Inc.’s primary service area. This region encompasses approximately and 73,000...	Lewisburg Lewisburg, West Virginia Lewisburg is a city in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 3,830 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Greenbrier County.-Geography:Lewisburg is located at ....	New River/Greenbier River Valleys	Art	Regional cultural center with three fine art exhibit galleries
Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park is an American Civil War battle site that commemorates the Battle of Carnifex Ferry. It is located on the rim of the Gauley River Canyon near Summersville, a town in Nicholas County, West Virginia. The park features Patterson House Museum, three views of the...	Summersville Summersville, West Virginia Summersville is a town in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 3,194 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Nicholas County.-Geography:...	Mountain Lakes	Historic house	1850s Patterson House Museum includes artifacts from the Battle of Carnifex Ferry Battle of Carnifex Ferry The Battle of Carnifex Ferry took place on September 10, 1861, in Nicholas County, Virginia , as part of the Operations in Western Virginia Campaign during the American Civil War. The battle resulted in a Union victory that contributed to the eventual Confederate withdrawal from western Virginia...
Cass Scenic Railroad State Park Cass Scenic Railroad State Park Cass Scenic Railroad State Park is a State Park located in Cass, Pocahontas County, West Virginia.It consists of the Cass Scenic Railroad, an long heritage railroad that is owned by the state of West Virginia...	Cass Cass, West Virginia Cass is an unincorporated census-designated place on the Greenbrier River in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 52...	Potomac Highlands Potomac Highlands of West Virginia The Potomac Highlands of West Virginia centers on five counties in the upper Potomac River watershed in the western portion of the state's Eastern Panhandle, bordering Maryland and Virginia...	Railroad	Includes heritage railroad, museum, train shops, recreated 1940s logging camp, model railroads
Cedar Creek State Park Cedar Creek State Park Cedar Creek State Park is sited on along Cedar Creek in Gilmer County, West Virginia, located about south of Glenville and about west of Burnsville/Glenville exit of I-79...	Glenville Glenville, West Virginia Glenville is a town in and the county seat of Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States, along the Little Kanawha River. The population was 1,544 at the 2000 census. It is the home of Glenville State College.-History:...	Mountain Lakes	School	Includes the Pine Run One Room School
Ceredo Museum	Ceredo Ceredo, West Virginia Ceredo is a city in Wayne County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,675 at the 2000 census. Ceredo is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649.The city is also near the location of...	Metro Valley	Local history	website,
Chief Logan State Park Chief Logan State Park Chief Logan State Park is located on about north of Logan in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. The park, the town and the county were all named after Chief Logan, a Mingo Native American leader who lived in the region before the American Revolutionary War...	Logan Logan, West Virginia Logan is a city in Logan County, West Virginia, United States, along the Guyandotte River. The population was 1,779 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Logan County.-History:...	Metro Valley	Multiple	Includes Museum in the Park with changing art and history exhibits
Children's Museum of the Ohio Valley	Wheeling Wheeling, West Virginia Wheeling is a city in Ohio and Marshall counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia; it is the county seat of Ohio County. Wheeling is the principal city of the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area...	Northern Panhandle Northern Panhandle of West Virginia The Northern Panhandle is a culturally and geographically distinct region in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is the state's northernmost extension, bounded by the Ohio River on the north and west, along with the state of Pennsylvania on the east...	Children's	website
C & O Depot Museum	St. Albans St. Albans, West Virginia St. Albans is a city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the Kanawha and Coal Rivers. The population was 11,044 at the 2010 census.St. Albans was laid out in 1816...	Metro Valley	Railroad	website
Coal Heritage Museum	Madison Madison, West Virginia Madison is a city in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 3,076 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Boone County.-History:...	Metro Valley	Mining	website, operated by the Bituminous Coal Heritage Foundation, heritage of area coal fields industry
Contentment Historical Complex Contentment (Ansted, West Virginia) Contentment, also known as the Colonel George Imboden House, is a historic home located at Ansted, Fayette County, West Virginia. It was built about 1830 and expanded to its present configuration after its acquisition by former Confederate Colonel George W. Imboden in 1872. The original home...	Ansted Ansted, West Virginia Ansted is a town in Fayette County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is situated on high bluffs along U.S. Highway 60 on a portion of the Midland Trail a National Scenic Byway near Hawk's Nest overlooking the New River far below....	New River/Greenbier River Valleys	Historic house	Mid-19th century period home of Civil War Col. George Imboden, schoolhouse, museum of historic household and cultural artifacts
Cook-Hayman Pharmacy Museum	Morgantown Morgantown, West Virginia Morgantown is a city in Monongalia County, West Virginia. It is the county seat of Monongalia County. Placed along the banks of the Monongahela River, Morgantown is the largest city in North-Central West Virginia, and the base of the Morgantown metropolitan area...	Mountaineer Country North-Central West Virginia North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown.- Counties :Monongalia CountyMarion CountyHarrison CountyTaylor County*Doddridge County...	Medical	website, information, part of West Virginia University West Virginia University West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;... Medical Center, historic pharmacy display open by appointment
Country Store and Museum	Glenville Glenville, West Virginia Glenville is a town in and the county seat of Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States, along the Little Kanawha River. The population was 1,544 at the 2000 census. It is the home of Glenville State College.-History:...	Mountain Lakes	History	website
Craik-Patton House Craik-Patton House Craik-Patton House is a historic home located at Charleston, West Virginia. It was built about 1834 in the Greek Revival style. It was originally located on Virginia Street in Charleston, but moved to its present site in 1973 to save it from the threat of demolition. It features four massive...	Charleston Charleston, West Virginia Charleston is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha Rivers in Kanawha County. As of the 2010 census, it has a population of 51,400, and its metropolitan area 304,214. It is the county seat of Kanawha County.Early...	Metro Valley	Historic house	Mid-19th century period home
Daughters of the American Revolution Toll House Museum	Barboursville Barboursville, West Virginia Barboursville is a village in Cabell County, West Virginia, United States. It is located near the second largest city in the state, Huntington. The population was 3,183 at the 2000 census....	Metro Valley	Local history	information, information
Davis History House	Romney Romney, West Virginia Romney is a city in and the county seat of Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,940 at the 2000 census, while the area covered by the city's ZIP code had a population of 5,873. It is a city with a very historic background dating back to the 18th century...	Potomac Highlands Potomac Highlands of West Virginia The Potomac Highlands of West Virginia centers on five counties in the upper Potomac River watershed in the western portion of the state's Eastern Panhandle, bordering Maryland and Virginia...	Historic house	website, operated by the Hampshire County Public Library, 19th century log house
Daywood Gallery	Philippi Philippi, West Virginia Philippi is a city in — and the county seat of — Barbour County, West Virginia, USA. The population was 2,870 at the 2000 census. In 1861, the city was the site of the Battle of Philippi, known as "The Philippi Races"...	Mountaineer Country North-Central West Virginia North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown.- Counties :Monongalia CountyMarion CountyHarrison CountyTaylor County*Doddridge County...	Art	website, part of Alderson-Broaddus College Alderson-Broaddus College Alderson–Broaddus College — informally known as "A–B" — is a private, four-year liberal arts college affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA and the West Virginia Baptist Convention located in Philippi, West Virginia, USA...
Doddridge County Museum	West Union West Union, West Virginia West Union, incorporated July 20, 1881, is a town in Doddridge County, West Virginia. The population was 806 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Doddridge County. The mayor is Robert Fetty as of 2011. The town is located along Middle Island Creek at the junction of U.S...	Mountaineer Country North-Central West Virginia North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown.- Counties :Monongalia CountyMarion CountyHarrison CountyTaylor County*Doddridge County...	Local history	website
Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park is a state park located on Droop Mountain in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. Droop Mountain was the site of the last major conflict of the American Civil War in West Virginia. A private in the U.S. Army at the Battle of Droop Mountain, John D...	Hillsboro Hillsboro, West Virginia Hillsboro is a town in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 243 at the 2000 census.- History :Hillsboro was named for pioneer John Hill, from North Carolina, who built a log cabin near what is now Lobelia...	Potomac Highlands Potomac Highlands of West Virginia The Potomac Highlands of West Virginia centers on five counties in the upper Potomac River watershed in the western portion of the state's Eastern Panhandle, bordering Maryland and Virginia...	Military	Includes museum with history and artifacts from the American Civil War battle fought at the site
Eckhart House	Wheeling Wheeling, West Virginia Wheeling is a city in Ohio and Marshall counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia; it is the county seat of Ohio County. Wheeling is the principal city of the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area...	Northern Panhandle Northern Panhandle of West Virginia The Northern Panhandle is a culturally and geographically distinct region in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is the state's northernmost extension, bounded by the Ohio River on the north and west, along with the state of Pennsylvania on the east...	Historic house	website, Victorian period house
Fayette County Historical Society Museum	Hico Hico, West Virginia Hico is an unincorporated census-designated place in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Hico is located at the junction of U.S. Route 19 and U.S. Route 60 northeast of Fayetteville. Hico has a post office with ZIP code 25854. As of the 2010 census, its population was 272....	New River/Greenbier River Valleys	Local history	information, scroll to listing, located in the former jail
Fenton Art Glass Museum	Williamstown Williamstown, West Virginia Williamstown is a city in Wood County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,996 at the 2000 census...	Mid-Ohio Valley	Art	website
Fort Edwards	Capon Bridge Capon Bridge, West Virginia Capon Bridge is a town located in eastern Hampshire County, West Virginia along the Northwestern Turnpike , approximately twenty miles west of Winchester, Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 2,178, 200 of which live within the town limits. Originally known as Glencoe, Capon...	Potomac Highlands Potomac Highlands of West Virginia The Potomac Highlands of West Virginia centers on five counties in the upper Potomac River watershed in the western portion of the state's Eastern Panhandle, bordering Maryland and Virginia...	History	website, visitor center museum exhibits about the 18th century frontier fort and the French and Indian War French and Indian War The French and Indian War is the common American name for the war between Great Britain and France in North America from 1754 to 1763. In 1756, the war erupted into the world-wide conflict known as the Seven Years' War and thus came to be regarded as the North American theater of that war...
Fort New Salem Fort New Salem Fort New Salem located in Salem, West Virginia is a frontier settlement of nineteenth century log structures in West Virginia, adjacent to Salem International University. Salem was originally settled in 1792 by a group of Seventh Day Baptist families from Shrewsbury, NJ...	Salem Salem, West Virginia Salem is a city in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,006 at the 2000 census. It is located at the junction of U.S. Route 50 and West Virginia Route 23; the North Bend Rail Trail passes through the city...	Mountaineer Country North-Central West Virginia North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown.- Counties :Monongalia CountyMarion CountyHarrison CountyTaylor County*Doddridge County...	Open air	19th century log structures
Fostoria Glass Museum	Moundsville Moundsville, West Virginia Moundsville is a city in Marshall County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 9,998 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Marshall County. The city was named for the Grave Creek Mound. Moundsville was settled in...	Northern Panhandle Northern Panhandle of West Virginia The Northern Panhandle is a culturally and geographically distinct region in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is the state's northernmost extension, bounded by the Ohio River on the north and west, along with the state of Pennsylvania on the east...	Decorative arts	website, pieces produced by the Fostoria Glass Company Fostoria Glass Company The Fostoria Glass Company manufactured pressed, blown and hand-molded glassware and tableware for almost 90 years. It began operations in Fostoria, Ohio, USA, on December 15, 1887, at South Vine Street, near Railroad, on free land donated by the townspeople...
Gauley Bridge Historical Museum	Gauley Bridge Gauley Bridge, West Virginia Gauley Bridge is a town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 738 at the 2000 census. The Kanawha River is formed at Gauley Bridge by the confluence of the New and Gauley Rivers...	New River/Greenbier River Valleys	Local history	information, scroll to listing
Gorby's Vintage Instrument Museum	South Charleston South Charleston, West Virginia South Charleston is a city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, U.S. The population was 13,450 at the 2010 census. South Charleston was established in 1906, but not incorporated until 1919 by special charter enacted by the West Virginia Legislature...	Metro Valley	Music	website, open by appointment, includes rare and exotic string, woodwind, brass and other instruments
Grafton B & O Railroad Heritage Center	Grafton Grafton, West Virginia Grafton is a city in, and county seat of, Taylor County, West Virginia, USA. The population was 5,489 at the 2000 census. The only two national cemeteries in West Virginia are located in Grafton. Mother's Day was founded in Grafton on May 10, 1908; the city is the home to the International Mother's...	Mountaineer Country North-Central West Virginia North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown.- Counties :Monongalia CountyMarion CountyHarrison CountyTaylor County*Doddridge County...	Railroad	website
Graham House Col. James Graham House The Col. James Graham House is a historic log cabin located on West Virginia Route 3 in Lowell, West Virginia. It was built in 1770 as a home for Col. James Graham, the first settler of Lowell, and his family. It was later the site of an Indian attack on the Graham family in 1777. The house was...	Lowell Lowell, West Virginia Lowell is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. Lowell is located on the Greenbrier River east of Hinton and southwest of Alderson. The community was first settled in 1770 and is the oldest community in Summers County....	New River/Greenbier River Valleys	Historic house	18th century house, includes Saunders One Room School House Museum
Greatest Generation Exhibit	Rowlesburg Rowlesburg, West Virginia Rowlesburg is a town in Preston County, West Virginia, United States, along the Cheat River. The population was 613 at the 2000 census.-History:The Downtown Rowlesburg Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005....	Mountaineer Country North-Central West Virginia North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown.- Counties :Monongalia CountyMarion CountyHarrison CountyTaylor County*Doddridge County...	Military	website, World War II memorabilia and home life
Green Bank Science Center	Green Bank Green Bank, West Virginia Green Bank is a census-designated place in Pocahontas County in West Virginia's Potomac Highlands inside the Allegheny Mountain Range. Green Bank is located along WV 28. Green Bank is also close to the Snowshoe Mountain ski resort...	Potomac Highlands Potomac Highlands of West Virginia The Potomac Highlands of West Virginia centers on five counties in the upper Potomac River watershed in the western portion of the state's Eastern Panhandle, bordering Maryland and Virginia...	Science	website, interactive science exhibits and tours of the Green Bank Telescope Green Bank Telescope The Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope is the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope and the world's largest land-based movable structure. It is part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory site at Green Bank, West Virginia, USA. The telescope honors the name of the late Senator...
The Greenbrier - The Bunker	White Sulphur Springs White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia White Sulphur Springs is a city in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,444 at the 2010 census.-Geography:White Sulphur Springs is located at ....	New River/Greenbier River Valleys	Military	1950s secret emergency relocation center
The Greenbrier - Presidents' Cottage Museum	White Sulphur Springs White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia White Sulphur Springs is a city in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,444 at the 2010 census.-Geography:White Sulphur Springs is located at ....	New River/Greenbier River Valleys	History	History of the Greenbrier and its presidential visitors
Greenbrier Military School Memorial Museum	Lewisburg Lewisburg, West Virginia Lewisburg is a city in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 3,830 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Greenbrier County.-Geography:Lewisburg is located at ....	New River/Greenbier River Valleys	Military	website, information, history of the defunct Greenbrier Military School Greenbrier Military School The Greenbrier Military School was a boys-only, private, military, boarding high school located in Lewisburg, West Virginia. It was founded in 1812.It closed in 1972...
Grave Creek Mound Grave Creek Mound At high and in diameter, the Grave Creek Mound is one of the largest conical type burial mounds in the United States. The builders of the site moved more than 60,000 tons of dirt to create it. It is located in Moundsville, West Virginia near the banks of the Ohio River. The first recorded...	Moundsville Moundsville, West Virginia Moundsville is a city in Marshall County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 9,998 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Marshall County. The city was named for the Grave Creek Mound. Moundsville was settled in...	Northern Panhandle Northern Panhandle of West Virginia The Northern Panhandle is a culturally and geographically distinct region in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is the state's northernmost extension, bounded by the Ohio River on the north and west, along with the state of Pennsylvania on the east...	Archaeology	Includes the Delf Norona Museum with artifacts from the prehistoric mound
Hancock County Historical Museum	New Cumberland New Cumberland, West Virginia New Cumberland is a city in Hancock County, West Virginia, USA, along the Ohio River. It is the county seat and is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,099 as of the 2000 census.-History:...	Northern Panhandle Northern Panhandle of West Virginia The Northern Panhandle is a culturally and geographically distinct region in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is the state's northernmost extension, bounded by the Ohio River on the north and west, along with the state of Pennsylvania on the east...	Local history	information
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is located at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers in and around Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The park includes land in Jefferson County, West Virginia; Washington County, Maryland and Loudoun County, Virginia. The park is managed by the...	Harpers Ferry Harpers Ferry, West Virginia Harpers Ferry is a historic town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States. In many books the town is called "Harper's Ferry" with an apostrophe....	Eastern Panhandle Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia is a narrow stretch of territory in the northeast of the state, bordering Maryland and Virginia, United States. The Eastern Panhandle Board of Realtors and other local civic organizations consider only the three Easternmost counties, Jefferson, Berkeley and...	Multiple	Includes many museums and historic sites
General Thomas M. Harris School Museum Harrisville Grade School Harrisville Grade School, also known as Harrisville High School and Harrisville Public School, is a historic school building located at Harrisville, Ritchie County, West Virginia. It is a two story brick structure on a cut stone foundation with a blend of Italianate and Greek Revival details. It...	Harrisville Harrisville, West Virginia Harrisville is a town in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,842 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Ritchie County...	Mid Ohio Valley	Local history	information operated by the Ritchie County Historical Society
Henry Cooper Log Cabin Museum Henry Cooper House Henry Cooper House, also known as The Daughters of American Pioneers Museum and Cooper Cabin, is a historic home located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. The log cabin was erected in Slate District, Wood County, in 1804, by Henry Cooper, and is believed to be the first two-story log...	Parkersburg Parkersburg, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 33,099 people, 14,467 households, and 8,767 families residing in the city. In 2006 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that Parkersburg's population had decreased 4.4% to 31,755. The population density was 2,800.5 people per square mile . There were 16,100 housing...	Mid-Ohio Valley	History	information
Heritage Farm Museum and Village	Huntington Huntington, West Virginia Huntington is a city in Cabell and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia, along the Ohio River. Most of the city is in Cabell County, for which it is the county seat. A small portion of the city, mainly the neighborhood of Westmoreland, is in Wayne County. Its population was 49,138 at...	Metro Valley	Open air	website, includes Museum of Progress with home displays from 1850, 1900, to 1925, transportation museum and country store museum
Hinton Railroad Museum	Hinton Hinton, West Virginia Hinton is a city in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,880 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Summers County. Hinton was established in 1873 and chartered in 1897. Hinton was named for John "Jack" Hinton, a prominent lawyer of Summers County and husband of...	New River/Greenbier River Valleys	Railroad	information
Historic Shepherdstown Museum	Shepherdstown Shepherdstown, West Virginia Shepherdstown is a town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States, located along the Potomac River. It is the oldest town in the state, having been chartered in 1762 by Colonial Virginia's General Assembly. Since 1863, Shepherdstown has been in West Virginia, and is the oldest town in...	Eastern Panhandle Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia is a narrow stretch of territory in the northeast of the state, bordering Maryland and Virginia, United States. The Eastern Panhandle Board of Realtors and other local civic organizations consider only the three Easternmost counties, Jefferson, Berkeley and...	Local history	website
History House Museum Terra Alta Bank Terra Alta Bank, also known as The History House, is a historic bank building located at Terra Alta, Preston County, West Virginia. It was built in 1893, and is a three-story, six bay wide brick Italianate style commercial building. It has a cast iron storefront on the first floor of the main...	Terra Alta Terra Alta, West Virginia Terra Alta is a town in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,456 at the 2000 census.-History:The James S. Lakin House and Terra Alta Bank are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.-Geography:...	Mountaineer Country North-Central West Virginia North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown.- Counties :Monongalia CountyMarion CountyHarrison CountyTaylor County*Doddridge County...	Local history	information, information, operated by the Preston County Historical Society
Huntington Museum of Art Huntington Museum of Art The Huntington Museum of Art is an art museum located in the hills above Ritter Park in Huntington, West Virginia. It is the largest art museum between "Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and Richmond" and contains numerous collections, exhibitions, education programs and nature trails that sprawl on a campus...	Huntington Huntington, West Virginia Huntington is a city in Cabell and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia, along the Ohio River. Most of the city is in Cabell County, for which it is the county seat. A small portion of the city, mainly the neighborhood of Westmoreland, is in Wayne County. Its population was 49,138 at...	Metro Valley	Art
Huntington Railroad Museum (West Virginia)	Huntington Huntington, West Virginia Huntington is a city in Cabell and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia, along the Ohio River. Most of the city is in Cabell County, for which it is the county seat. A small portion of the city, mainly the neighborhood of Westmoreland, is in Wayne County. Its population was 49,138 at...	Metro Valley	Railroad	website, operated by the Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society
International Mother's Day Shrine International Mother's Day Shrine Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church, the "mother church" of Mother's Day, was incorporated as the International Mother's Day Shrine on May 15, 1962, as a tribute to all mothers....	Grafton Grafton, West Virginia Grafton is a city in, and county seat of, Taylor County, West Virginia, USA. The population was 5,489 at the 2000 census. The only two national cemeteries in West Virginia are located in Grafton. Mother's Day was founded in Grafton on May 10, 1908; the city is the home to the International Mother's...	Mountaineer Country North-Central West Virginia North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown.- Counties :Monongalia CountyMarion CountyHarrison CountyTaylor County*Doddridge County...	History
Jackson's Mill Jackson's Mill Jackson's Mill was a grist mill in West Virginia . The center of the Jackson estate stood in the peninsula formed by the confluence of Freeman's Creek and the West Fork River...	Weston Weston, West Virginia Weston is a city in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 4,317 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lewis County, and home to the West Virginia Museum of American Glass.-History:...	Mountain Lakes	Open air	Includes Jackson Family Mill Museum, Blaker Grist Mill, McWhorter Cabin, Mountain State Heritage Center and Mary Conrad Cabin
Jefferson County Museum	Charles Town Charles Town, West Virginia Charles Town is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,907 at the 2000 census. Due to its similar name, travelers have sometimes confused this city with the state's capital, Charleston.-History:...	Eastern Panhandle Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia is a narrow stretch of territory in the northeast of the state, bordering Maryland and Virginia, United States. The Eastern Panhandle Board of Realtors and other local civic organizations consider only the three Easternmost counties, Jefferson, Berkeley and...	Local history	website
Jenkins Plantation Museum Gen. Albert Gallatin Jenkins House Gen. Albert Gallatin Jenkins House, also known as "Green Bottom," is a historic home located near Green Bottom, Cabell County, West Virginia. It was built about 1835, and is a 2 1/2 story, rectangular, brick dwelling in a late period Federal style. It sits on a sandstone foundation and the...	Lesage Lesage, West Virginia Lesage is an unincorporated census-designated place on Ohio River Road in Cabell County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,358. It is the nearest community to Clover Site, a National Historic Landmark....	Metro Valley	Historic house	website, home of Confederate Brigadier General Albert Gallatin Jenkins Albert G. Jenkins Albert Gallatin Jenkins was an attorney, planter, representative to the United States Congress and First Confederate Congress, and a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War...
John Brown Wax Museum	Harpers Ferry Harpers Ferry, West Virginia Harpers Ferry is a historic town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States. In many books the town is called "Harper's Ferry" with an apostrophe....	Eastern Panhandle Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia is a narrow stretch of territory in the northeast of the state, bordering Maryland and Virginia, United States. The Eastern Panhandle Board of Realtors and other local civic organizations consider only the three Easternmost counties, Jefferson, Berkeley and...	Wax	website
Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum	Wheeling Wheeling, West Virginia Wheeling is a city in Ohio and Marshall counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia; it is the county seat of Ohio County. Wheeling is the principal city of the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area...	Northern Panhandle Northern Panhandle of West Virginia The Northern Panhandle is a culturally and geographically distinct region in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is the state's northernmost extension, bounded by the Ohio River on the north and west, along with the state of Pennsylvania on the east...	Toy	website, includes toys, model trains, and a scale model of downtown Wheeling
Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin "Lighthorse Harry" Lee Cabin, also known as Lee Cabin, is a historic home located in Lost River State Park, near Mathias, Hardy County, West Virginia. It was built about 1800, and is a two-story, frame and hewn-log structure. It was built by Lighthorse Harry Lee as a summer retreat from the heat...	Lost River State Park Lost River State Park Lost River State Park is a state park located in Hardy County, West Virginia near the community of Mathias. The park encompasses managed by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. Despite the name of the park, it actually does not abut the Lost River; it actually lies about west of the... , near Mathias Mathias, West Virginia Mathias is an unincorporated community along the Lost River in Hardy County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Mathias lies off West Virginia Route 259...	Potomac Highlands Potomac Highlands of West Virginia The Potomac Highlands of West Virginia centers on five counties in the upper Potomac River watershed in the western portion of the state's Eastern Panhandle, bordering Maryland and Virginia...	Local history	Property administered by the State of West Virginia
Lemuel Chenoweth House & Museum	Beverly Beverly, West Virginia Beverly is a small town in Randolph County, West Virginia, USA. It is situated along the Tygart Valley River and had a population of 651 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Beverly is located at ....	Mountaineer Country North-Central West Virginia North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown.- Counties :Monongalia CountyMarion CountyHarrison CountyTaylor County*Doddridge County...	Historic house	website, mid-19th century period house
Lost River Artisans Cooperative and Museum	Lost River Lost River, West Virginia Lost River is an unincorporated community on the Lost River in eastern Hardy County, West Virginia, USA. Lost River lies along West Virginia Route 259....	Eastern Panhandle Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia is a narrow stretch of territory in the northeast of the state, bordering Maryland and Virginia, United States. The Eastern Panhandle Board of Realtors and other local civic organizations consider only the three Easternmost counties, Jefferson, Berkeley and...	Local history	website, includes furniture, tools, textiles, photographs
Lost World Caverns Lost World Caverns Lost World Caverns, located just outside of Lewisburg, West Virginia, is an underground natural series of caverns. In November 1973, the caverns were registered as a National Natural Landmark as they "feature terraced pedestal-like stalagmites, flowstone, curtains, rimstone, domepits, and...	Lewisburg Lewisburg, West Virginia Lewisburg is a city in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 3,830 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Greenbrier County.-Geography:Lewisburg is located at ....	New River/Greenbier River Valleys	Natural history	Includes cave tours and museum with fossils, rocks and minerals
Madie Carroll House Thomas Carroll House Thomas Carroll House, also known as the Madie Carroll House, is a historic home located at Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia. The original section was built about 1810, and is believed to have arrived in Guyandotte by flatboat from Gallipolis, Ohio. The property was purchased by Thomas...	Huntington Huntington, West Virginia Huntington is a city in Cabell and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia, along the Ohio River. Most of the city is in Cabell County, for which it is the county seat. A small portion of the city, mainly the neighborhood of Westmoreland, is in Wayne County. Its population was 49,138 at...	Metro Valley	Historic house	website, 19th century period house
Mansion House Museum	Point Pleasant Point Pleasant, West Virginia Point Pleasant is a city in Mason County, West Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha rivers. The population was 4,637 at the 2000 census...	Metro Valley	Historic house	Located in Tu-Endie-Wei State Park
Marion County Historical Society Museum	Fairmont Fairmont, West Virginia Fairmont is a city in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. Nicknamed "The Friendly City". The population was 18,704 at the 2010 census...	Mountaineer Country North-Central West Virginia North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown.- Counties :Monongalia CountyMarion CountyHarrison CountyTaylor County*Doddridge County...	Local history	website
Marshall County Historical Society Museum	Moundsville Moundsville, West Virginia Moundsville is a city in Marshall County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 9,998 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Marshall County. The city was named for the Grave Creek Mound. Moundsville was settled in...	Northern Panhandle Northern Panhandle of West Virginia The Northern Panhandle is a culturally and geographically distinct region in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is the state's northernmost extension, bounded by the Ohio River on the north and west, along with the state of Pennsylvania on the east...	Local history	website, information
Matewan Depot	Matewan Matewan, West Virginia Matewan is a town in Mingo County, West Virginia, USA at the confluence of the Tug Fork River and Mate Creek. The population was 498 at the 2000 census...	Metro Valley	Local history	website
Mercer County War Museum	Princeton Princeton, West Virginia Princeton is a city in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 7,652 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area which has a population of 111,586. It is the county seat of Mercer County...	New River/Greenbier River Valleys	Military	information, also known as Those Who Served Museum
Mesaros Galleries	Morgantown Morgantown, West Virginia Morgantown is a city in Monongalia County, West Virginia. It is the county seat of Monongalia County. Placed along the banks of the Monongahela River, Morgantown is the largest city in North-Central West Virginia, and the base of the Morgantown metropolitan area...	Mountaineer Country North-Central West Virginia North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown.- Counties :Monongalia CountyMarion CountyHarrison CountyTaylor County*Doddridge County...	Art	website, part of West Virginia University West Virginia University West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;...
Monongalia Arts Center Monongalia Arts Center The Monongalia Arts Center, or MAC, is located in Morgantown, West Virginia near the campus of West Virginia University. The MAC opened to the public in 1978 as a non-profit arts and culture center, which it remains today...	Morgantown Morgantown, West Virginia Morgantown is a city in Monongalia County, West Virginia. It is the county seat of Monongalia County. Placed along the banks of the Monongahela River, Morgantown is the largest city in North-Central West Virginia, and the base of the Morgantown metropolitan area...	Mountaineer Country North-Central West Virginia North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown.- Counties :Monongalia CountyMarion CountyHarrison CountyTaylor County*Doddridge County...	Art	Art and culture center with two galleries
Monroe County Historical Society Museum	Union Union, West Virginia Union is a town in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 548 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Monroe County.-History:...	New River/Greenbier River Valleys	Local history	website
Morgan’s Kitchen Plantation Museum	St. Albans St. Albans, West Virginia St. Albans is a city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the Kanawha and Coal Rivers. The population was 11,044 at the 2010 census.St. Albans was laid out in 1816...	Metro Valley	Historic house	information
Morgantown History Museum	Morgantown Morgantown, West Virginia Morgantown is a city in Monongalia County, West Virginia. It is the county seat of Monongalia County. Placed along the banks of the Monongahela River, Morgantown is the largest city in North-Central West Virginia, and the base of the Morgantown metropolitan area...	Mountaineer Country North-Central West Virginia North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown.- Counties :Monongalia CountyMarion CountyHarrison CountyTaylor County*Doddridge County...	Local history	website
Mothman Museum	Point Pleasant Point Pleasant, West Virginia Point Pleasant is a city in Mason County, West Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha rivers. The population was 4,637 at the 2000 census...	Metro Valley	Media	website, museum about the book and movie The Mothman Prophecies The Mothman Prophecies The Mothman Prophecies is a 1975 book by author John Keel.The book combines Keel's account of his investigation into alleged sightings of a large, winged creature called Mothman in the vicinity of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, during 1966 and 1967 with his own theories about UFOs and various...
Mountaineer Military Museum	Weston Weston, West Virginia Weston is a city in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 4,317 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lewis County, and home to the West Virginia Museum of American Glass.-History:...	Mountain Lakes	Military	website
Museum of Radio and Technology Museum of Radio and Technology The Museum of Radio and Technology, located on the western fringes of Ritter Park in Huntington, West Virginia, offers numerous displays and exhibits. It is the only such museum of its type within the state...	Huntington Huntington, West Virginia Huntington is a city in Cabell and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia, along the Ohio River. Most of the city is in Cabell County, for which it is the county seat. A small portion of the city, mainly the neighborhood of Westmoreland, is in Wayne County. Its population was 49,138 at...	Metro Valley	Technology	Historic radios and equipment
Museum of the Berkeley Springs	Berkeley Springs Bath (Berkeley Springs), West Virginia Bath is a town in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, United States. It is the county seat of Morgan County. The town is incorporated as Bath, but it is often referred to by the name of its post office, Berkeley Springs. The population of the town was 663 according to the 2000 United States...	Eastern Panhandle Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia is a narrow stretch of territory in the northeast of the state, bordering Maryland and Virginia, United States. The Eastern Panhandle Board of Realtors and other local civic organizations consider only the three Easternmost counties, Jefferson, Berkeley and...	Local history	Located in Berkeley Springs State Park
Museums of Oglebay Institute	Wheeling Wheeling, West Virginia Wheeling is a city in Ohio and Marshall counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia; it is the county seat of Ohio County. Wheeling is the principal city of the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area...	Northern Panhandle Northern Panhandle of West Virginia The Northern Panhandle is a culturally and geographically distinct region in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is the state's northernmost extension, bounded by the Ohio River on the north and west, along with the state of Pennsylvania on the east...	Multiple	Mansion Museum - 1900 mansion with decorative furnishings and local history exhibits, and the Glass Museum with Wheeling glass and china
New Deal Homestead Museum	Arthurdale Arthurdale, West Virginia Arthurdale is an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. Arthurdale was named for Richard Arthur, former owner of the land on which it was built, who had sold the land to the federal government under a tax default....	Mountaineer Country North-Central West Virginia North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown.- Counties :Monongalia CountyMarion CountyHarrison CountyTaylor County*Doddridge County...	Multiple	website, local history of this Depression-era project, period displays, art
New Era School Museum	Mineral Wells Mineral Wells, West Virginia Mineralwells, also known as Mineral Wells, is a census-designated place in Wood County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area...		School	website, 1884 one room school
North House Museum	Lewisburg Lewisburg, West Virginia Lewisburg is a city in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 3,830 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Greenbrier County.-Geography:Lewisburg is located at ....	New River/Greenbier River Valleys	Multiple	website, operated by the Greenbrier Historical Society, decorative arts and local history
Official Marx Toy Museum	Glen Dale Glen Dale, West Virginia Glen Dale is a city in Marshall County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,552 at the 2000 census...	Northern Panhandle Northern Panhandle of West Virginia The Northern Panhandle is a culturally and geographically distinct region in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is the state's northernmost extension, bounded by the Ohio River on the north and west, along with the state of Pennsylvania on the east...	Toy	website, toys produced by Louis Marx and Company Louis Marx and Company Louis Marx and Company was an American toy manufacturer from 1919 to 1978. Its boxes were often imprinted with the slogan, "One of the many Marx toys, have you all of them?"-Logo and Offerings:...
Oglebay Institute’s Stifel Fine Arts Center	Wheeling Wheeling, West Virginia Wheeling is a city in Ohio and Marshall counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia; it is the county seat of Ohio County. Wheeling is the principal city of the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area...	Northern Panhandle Northern Panhandle of West Virginia The Northern Panhandle is a culturally and geographically distinct region in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is the state's northernmost extension, bounded by the Ohio River on the north and west, along with the state of Pennsylvania on the east...	Art	Performing and visual arts center
Oil & Gas Museum W.H. Smith Hardware Company Building W.H. Smith Hardware Company Building, also known as the Oil and Gas Museum of the Oil, Gas and Industrial Historical Association, is a historic commercial building located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was built in 1899, on the foundation of a building built about 1874. It is a...	Parkersburg Parkersburg, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 33,099 people, 14,467 households, and 8,767 families residing in the city. In 2006 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that Parkersburg's population had decreased 4.4% to 31,755. The population density was 2,800.5 people per square mile . There were 16,100 housing...	Mid-Ohio Valley	Industry	website, oil and gas industry in West Virginia and Ohio
Old Mill at Harman Day-Vandevander Mill Day-Vandevander Mill, also known as the Old Mill at Harman, is a historic grist mill located near Harman, Randolph County, West Virginia. The original structure was built about 1877, and is a mortice and tenon, hand hewn post and beam structure. The additions built in the 1920's are studded wall...	Harman Harman, West Virginia Harman is a small town in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 126 at the 2000 census.-History:The Day-Vandevander Mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.-Geography:...	Potomac Highlands Potomac Highlands of West Virginia The Potomac Highlands of West Virginia centers on five counties in the upper Potomac River watershed in the western portion of the state's Eastern Panhandle, bordering Maryland and Virginia...	Working mill museum	website
Old Morgantown Glass Collectors' Guild Glass Museum	Morgantown Morgantown, West Virginia Morgantown is a city in Monongalia County, West Virginia. It is the county seat of Monongalia County. Placed along the banks of the Monongahela River, Morgantown is the largest city in North-Central West Virginia, and the base of the Morgantown metropolitan area...	Mountaineer Country North-Central West Virginia North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown.- Counties :Monongalia CountyMarion CountyHarrison CountyTaylor County*Doddridge County...	Art	website, decorative glass pieces
Old Stone House Museum Old Stone House (Pennsboro, West Virginia) Old Stone House, also known as the Webster-Martin-Ireland House, is a historic inn and boarding house, located at Pennsboro, Ritchie County, West Virginia. The main section was built about 1810, and is a -story stone structure, five bays wide and two bays deep, with a gable roof. Attached to it is...	Pennsboro Pennsboro, West Virginia Pennsboro is a town in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 1,199. The city is located at the junction of U.S...	Mid-Ohio Valley	Local history	website, operated by the Ritchie County Historical Society
Parkersburg Art Center	Parkersburg Parkersburg, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 33,099 people, 14,467 households, and 8,767 families residing in the city. In 2006 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that Parkersburg's population had decreased 4.4% to 31,755. The population density was 2,800.5 people per square mile . There were 16,100 housing...	Mid-Ohio Valley	Art	website
Pearl S. Buck Birthplace The Pearl S. Buck Birthplace The Pearl S. Buck Birthplace is a historic home in Hillsboro, West Virginia where American writer Pearl S. Buck was born. The home now serves as a museum offering guided tours...	Hillsboro Hillsboro, West Virginia Hillsboro is a town in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 243 at the 2000 census.- History :Hillsboro was named for pioneer John Hill, from North Carolina, who built a log cabin near what is now Lobelia...	Potomac Highlands Potomac Highlands of West Virginia The Potomac Highlands of West Virginia centers on five counties in the upper Potomac River watershed in the western portion of the state's Eastern Panhandle, bordering Maryland and Virginia...	Biographical	1892 period home of writer Pearl S. Buck Pearl S. Buck Pearl Sydenstricker Buck also known by her Chinese name Sai Zhenzhu , was an American writer who spent most of her time until 1934 in China. Her novel The Good Earth was the best-selling fiction book in the U.S. in 1931 and 1932, and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1932...
Pocahontas County Historical Society Museum	Marlinton Marlinton, West Virginia Marlinton is a town in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,204 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Pocahontas County.-History:...	Potomac Highlands Potomac Highlands of West Virginia The Potomac Highlands of West Virginia centers on five counties in the upper Potomac River watershed in the western portion of the state's Eastern Panhandle, bordering Maryland and Virginia...	Local history	information
Pennsboro B&O Depot Pennsboro B&O Depot Pennsboro B&O Depot is a historic railway depot located at Pennsboro, Ritchie County, West Virginia. It is a one story brick building built on two sections. It was constructed by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, with the first section built in 1883, and the second added around 1900. It consists...	Pennsboro Pennsboro, West Virginia Pennsboro is a town in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 1,199. The city is located at the junction of U.S...	Mid-Ohio Valley	Railroad history	Ritchie County Chamber of Commerce, operated by the Ritchie County Historical Society
Point Pleasant River Museum	Point Pleasant Point Pleasant, West Virginia Point Pleasant is a city in Mason County, West Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha rivers. The population was 4,637 at the 2000 census...	Metro Valley	Maritime	website, river life and commercial enterprise on the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers, including great floods, boat construction, sternwheel steamers, river disasters, river industry, contribution to World War II, a full scale pilot house simulator, 2400 GAL native fish aquarium and a research library
Prabhupada's Palace of Gold	New Vrindaban New Vrindaban New Vrindaban is an unincorporated town and ISKCON intentional community located in Marshall County near Moundsville, West Virginia. The town consists of , and several building complexes, homes, apartment buildings, and businesses including the Sri Sri Radha Vrindaban Chandra Temple and the...	Northern Panhandle Northern Panhandle of West Virginia The Northern Panhandle is a culturally and geographically distinct region in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is the state's northernmost extension, bounded by the Ohio River on the north and west, along with the state of Pennsylvania on the east...	Religious	Memorial shrine built by Hare Krishna International Society for Krishna Consciousness The International Society for Krishna Consciousness , known colloquially as the Hare Krishna movement, is a Gaudiya Vaishnava religious organization. It was founded in 1966 in New York City by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada... devotees for their spiritual master, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was a Gaudiya Vaishnava teacher and the founder-acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, commonly known as the "Hare Krishna Movement"...
Prickett's Fort State Park Prickett's Fort State Park Prickett's Fort State Park is a West Virginia state park north of Fairmont, near the confluence of Prickett's Creek and the Monongahela River, and two miles from Interstate 79...	Fairmont Fairmont, West Virginia Fairmont is a city in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. Nicknamed "The Friendly City". The population was 18,704 at the 2010 census...	Mountaineer Country North-Central West Virginia North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown.- Counties :Monongalia CountyMarion CountyHarrison CountyTaylor County*Doddridge County...	Living	Reconstructed 1770s log fort with seasonal 18th century living history demonstrations and the 19th century Job Prickett House
Princeton Railroad Museum	Princeton Princeton, West Virginia Princeton is a city in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 7,652 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area which has a population of 111,586. It is the county seat of Mercer County...	New River/Greenbier River Valleys	Railroad	website
Raleigh County Veterans Museum	Beckley Beckley, West Virginia Beckley is a city in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States, which was founded on April 4, 1838. The 2008 population was estimated to be 16,832 by the U.S. Census Bureau. Early in its history, the town was known as Beckleyville and Raleigh Court House...	New River/Greenbier River Valleys	Military	website
Z. D. Ramsdell House Z. D. Ramsdell House Z. D. Ramsdell House, also known as The Ramsdell House, is a historic home located at Ceredo, Wayne County, West Virginia, atop a mound claimed to be an Indian burial mound. It was built in 1857-1858, and is a two story red brick and frame dwelling measuring 30 feet wide and 48 feet deep. It sits...	Ceredo Ceredo, West Virginia Ceredo is a city in Wayne County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,675 at the 2000 census. Ceredo is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649.The city is also near the location of...	Metro Valley	Historic house museum	West Virginia Department of Commerce: Z. D. Ramsdell House
Randolph County Museum Blackman-Bosworth Store Blackman-Bosworth Store, also known as Bosworth Store Building, S.N. Bosworth's Cheap Cash Store, David Blackman's Store, and Randolph County Museum, is a historic general store located at Beverly, Randolph County, West Virginia. It consists of the original section, built about 1828, with an...	Beverly Beverly, West Virginia Beverly is a small town in Randolph County, West Virginia, USA. It is situated along the Tygart Valley River and had a population of 651 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Beverly is located at ....	Mountaineer Country North-Central West Virginia North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown.- Counties :Monongalia CountyMarion CountyHarrison CountyTaylor County*Doddridge County...	Local history	website
Rehoboth Church and Museum Rehoboth Church Rehoboth Church is a historic log cabin-style Methodist church in the countryside of Monroe County, West Virginia, United States, 2 miles east of the town of Union...	Union Union, West Virginia Union is a town in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 548 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Monroe County.-History:...	New River/Greenbier River Valleys	Religious	1780s log-cabin style church and adjacent museum, heritage landmark of the United Methodist Church
Rich Mountain Visitors Center	Beverly Beverly, West Virginia Beverly is a small town in Randolph County, West Virginia, USA. It is situated along the Tygart Valley River and had a population of 651 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Beverly is located at ....	Mountaineer Country North-Central West Virginia North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown.- Counties :Monongalia CountyMarion CountyHarrison CountyTaylor County*Doddridge County...	Local history	website, exhibits about the Battle of Rich Mountain Battle of Rich Mountain The Battle of Rich Mountain took place on July 11, 1861, in Randolph County, Virginia as part of the Operations in Western Virginia Campaign during the American Civil War.-Background:... site, historic Beverly, and the Staunton and Parkersburg Turnpike Staunton and Parkersburg Turnpike The Staunton and Parkersburg Turnpike was built in the U.S. state of the Commonwealth of Virginia during the second quarter of the 19th century to provide a roadway from Staunton and the upper Shenandoah Valley to the Ohio River at present-day Parkersburg... ; located in a building used as a headquarters by Major General George B. McClellan George B. McClellan George Brinton McClellan was a major general during the American Civil War. He organized the famous Army of the Potomac and served briefly as the general-in-chief of the Union Army. Early in the war, McClellan played an important role in raising a well-trained and organized army for the Union...
Royce J. and Caroline B. Watts Museum	Morgantown Morgantown, West Virginia Morgantown is a city in Monongalia County, West Virginia. It is the county seat of Monongalia County. Placed along the banks of the Monongahela River, Morgantown is the largest city in North-Central West Virginia, and the base of the Morgantown metropolitan area...	Mountaineer Country North-Central West Virginia North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown.- Counties :Monongalia CountyMarion CountyHarrison CountyTaylor County*Doddridge County...	Industry, History	social, cultural, and technological history of the coal, oil and natural gas industries, part of West Virginia University West Virginia University West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;... , website
St. George Academy St. George Academy (West Virginia) St. George Academy is a historic school building located at St. George, Tucker County, West Virginia. It was built in 1885-1886, and is a two story clapboard building with a projecting bay. It features a square tower with a peaked vent on each side and topped by a pyramidal roof with a spiked finial...	St. George St. George, West Virginia St. George is the unincorporated original county seat of Tucker County, West Virginia.It is located on Cheat River where it is joined by Minear Run.-History:Originally known as Fort Minear and then as Westernford, St...	Mountaineer Country North-Central West Virginia North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown.- Counties :Monongalia CountyMarion CountyHarrison CountyTaylor County*Doddridge County...	Local history	listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Samuel Shrewsbury, Sr. House Samuel Shrewsbury, Sr. House Samuel Shrewsbury Sr. House, also known as the Old Stone House, is a historic home located at Belle, Kanawha County, West Virginia. It was built about 1810, and is a small single-pile sandstone building with a medium pitched gable roof. It is owned by the Belle Historical Restoration Society, Inc...	Belle Belle, West Virginia Belle is a town in Kanawha County, West Virginia, along the Kanawha River. The population was 1,259 at the 2000 census. Belle was incorporated on December 13, 1958 by the Kanawha County Circuit Court...	Metro Valley	Historic house	Owned by the Belle Historical Restoration Society, Inc., early 19th century period house and local history museum
Sandstone Visitor's Center	Sandstone Sandstone, West Virginia Sandstone is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 20 and the New River to the north of the city of Hinton, the county seat of Summers County. Its elevation is 1,352 feet...	Southern Southern West Virginia Southern West Virginia is a culturally and geographically distinct region in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Generally considered the heart of Appalachia, Southern West Virginia is known for its coal mining heritage and southern affinity...	Local history	website, one of three visitor centers for New River Gorge National River New River Gorge National River The New River Gorge National River is a unit of the United States National Park Service designed to protect and maintain the New River Gorge in southern West Virginia. Established in 1978, the NPS-protected area stretches for from just downstream of Hinton to Hawks Nest State Park near Ansted.New... , area cultural and natural history of the river and its watershed
Scott's Run Museum	Osage Osage, West Virginia Osage is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. It lies across the Monongahela River from Morgantown....	Mountaineer Country North-Central West Virginia North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown.- Counties :Monongalia CountyMarion CountyHarrison CountyTaylor County*Doddridge County...	Local history	website
Seneca Rocks Discovery Center	Seneca Rocks Seneca Rocks Seneca Rocks is a large crag and local landmark in Pendleton County in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, USA. It is easily visible and accessible along West Virginia Route 28 near U.S. Route 33 in the Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area of the Monongahela National Forest...	Eastern Panhandle Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia is a narrow stretch of territory in the northeast of the state, bordering Maryland and Virginia, United States. The Eastern Panhandle Board of Realtors and other local civic organizations consider only the three Easternmost counties, Jefferson, Berkeley and...	Multiple	website, natural and local history, includes the mid-19th century period Sites Homestead
South Charleston Museum	South Charleston South Charleston, West Virginia South Charleston is a city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, U.S. The population was 13,450 at the 2010 census. South Charleston was established in 1906, but not incorporated until 1919 by special charter enacted by the West Virginia Legislature...	Metro Valley	Multiple	information, local history, culture and art exhibits
Swiger Run History Center & Museum	Doddridge County Doddridge County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 7,403 people, 2,845 households, and 2,102 families residing in the county. The population density was 23 people per square mile . There were 3,661 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile...	Mountaineer Country North-Central West Virginia North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown.- Counties :Monongalia CountyMarion CountyHarrison CountyTaylor County*Doddridge County...	Local history	website
Taggart Hall Civil War Museum Taggart Hall Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center is home to the Fort Mill Ridge Foundation and its Fort Mill Ridge Civil War Trenches museum, the Hampshire County Visitors Bureau, and the Hampshire County Chamber of Commerce. It is located in Romney, West Virginia at 91 South High Street...	Romney Romney, West Virginia Romney is a city in and the county seat of Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,940 at the 2000 census, while the area covered by the city's ZIP code had a population of 5,873. It is a city with a very historic background dating back to the 18th century...	Potomac Highlands Potomac Highlands of West Virginia The Potomac Highlands of West Virginia centers on five counties in the upper Potomac River watershed in the western portion of the state's Eastern Panhandle, bordering Maryland and Virginia...	Local history	Includes Civil War memorabilia and Fenton glass
Thurmond Depot Visitor's Center Thurmond (Amtrak station) Thurmond is an Amtrak station in Thurmond, West Virginia, served by the Cardinal. The station is located on CSX's New River Line.It is one of Amtrak's least-busy stations Thurmond is an Amtrak station in Thurmond, West Virginia, served by the Cardinal. The station is located on CSX's New River...	Thurmond Thurmond, West Virginia Thurmond was incorporated in 1900 and was most likely named for Captain W. D. Thurmond, who settled here in 1844. He served in the Confederate Army and died in 1910 at age 90. Thurmond post office was established in 1888 and discontinued in 1995...	Southern Southern West Virginia Southern West Virginia is a culturally and geographically distinct region in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Generally considered the heart of Appalachia, Southern West Virginia is known for its coal mining heritage and southern affinity...	Local history	One of three visitor centers for New River Gorge National River New River Gorge National River The New River Gorge National River is a unit of the United States National Park Service designed to protect and maintain the New River Gorge in southern West Virginia. Established in 1978, the NPS-protected area stretches for from just downstream of Hinton to Hawks Nest State Park near Ansted.New...
Top Kick's Military Museum	Petersburg Petersburg, West Virginia Petersburg is a city in Grant County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,423 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Grant County.-History:...	Potomac Highlands Potomac Highlands of West Virginia The Potomac Highlands of West Virginia centers on five counties in the upper Potomac River watershed in the western portion of the state's Eastern Panhandle, bordering Maryland and Virginia...	Military	website
Triple Brick Museum	Martinsburg Martinsburg, West Virginia Martinsburg is a city in the Eastern Panhandle region of West Virginia, United States. The city's population was 14,972 at the 2000 census; according to a 2009 Census Bureau estimate, Martinsburg's population was 17,117, making it the largest city in the Eastern Panhandle and the eighth largest...	Eastern Panhandle Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia is a narrow stretch of territory in the northeast of the state, bordering Maryland and Virginia, United States. The Eastern Panhandle Board of Realtors and other local civic organizations consider only the three Easternmost counties, Jefferson, Berkeley and...	Local history	website, located next to Adam Stephen House
Twin Falls Resort State Park Twin Falls Resort State Park Twin Falls State Resort Park is a state park in Wyoming County, West Virginia. It is located west of Exit 42 from the West Virginia Turnpike.The park was opened in 1968 and was completed by 1975...	Mullens Mullens, West Virginia Mullens is a city in Wyoming County, West Virginia. As of the 2000 census, it had a population of 1,769.Located in a valley along the Guyandotte River within a mountainous region of southern West Virginia, the town was nearly destroyed by flash flooding in July 2001...	New River/Greenbier River Valleys	Farm	Includes a nature center and Bowers Ridge Pioneer Farm, a restored 1830s mountain homestead working farm
Tyler County Museum	Middlebourne Middlebourne, West Virginia Middlebourne is a town in Tyler County, West Virginia, USA. The population was 870 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat and was established by an enactment of the Virginia General Assembly in 1813...		Local history	website, operated by the Tyler County Heritage and Historical Society
Upshur County History Center	Buckhannon Buckhannon, West Virginia Buckhannon is the only incorporated city in, and the county seat of, Upshur County, West Virginia, United States, and is located along the Buckhannon River. The population was 5,725 at the 2000 census. Buckhannon is home to West Virginia Wesleyan College and the West Virginia Strawberry Festival,...	Mountain Lakes	Local history	website, operated by the Upshur County Historical Society
Veterans Museum of Mid Ohio Valley	Parkersburg Parkersburg, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 33,099 people, 14,467 households, and 8,767 families residing in the city. In 2006 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that Parkersburg's population had decreased 4.4% to 31,755. The population density was 2,800.5 people per square mile . There were 16,100 housing...	Mid-Ohio Valley	Military	website
Veterans Museum of Southern West Virginia	Hinton Hinton, West Virginia Hinton is a city in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,880 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Summers County. Hinton was established in 1873 and chartered in 1897. Hinton was named for John "Jack" Hinton, a prominent lawyer of Summers County and husband of...	New River/Greenbier River Valleys	Military	information
Victorian Wheeling Landmarks Foundation	Wheeling Wheeling, West Virginia Wheeling is a city in Ohio and Marshall counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia; it is the county seat of Ohio County. Wheeling is the principal city of the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area...	Northern Panhandle Northern Panhandle of West Virginia The Northern Panhandle is a culturally and geographically distinct region in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is the state's northernmost extension, bounded by the Ohio River on the north and west, along with the state of Pennsylvania on the east...	Historic house	website, provides guided tours of the Victorian period Hess House, John List House and Hazlett-Fields House
Watters Smith Memorial State Park Watters Smith Memorial State Park Watters Smith Memorial State Park is a historical park and national historic district with a pioneer homestead and museum located in Harrison County, West Virginia...	Lost Creek Lost Creek, West Virginia Lost Creek is a town in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 467 at the 2000 census.-History:The Daniel Bassel House and Lost Creek Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot are listed on the National Register of Historic Places....	Mountaineer Country North-Central West Virginia North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown.- Counties :Monongalia CountyMarion CountyHarrison CountyTaylor County*Doddridge County...	Farm
Weirton Area Museum and Cultural Center	Weirton Weirton, West Virginia Weirton is a city located in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia, United States. Most of the city is in Hancock County, with the remainder in Brooke County. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 20,411...	Northern Panhandle Northern Panhandle of West Virginia The Northern Panhandle is a culturally and geographically distinct region in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is the state's northernmost extension, bounded by the Ohio River on the north and west, along with the state of Pennsylvania on the east...	Local history	website
West Augusta Historical Society Museum Wilson School (Mannington, West Virginia) Wilson School, also known as West Augusta Historical Society Museum, is a historic school building located at Mannington, Marion County, West Virginia. It was built in 1912, and is a two story, rectangular brick building with a raised basement. The symmetrical building has a flat roof and...	Mannington Mannington, West Virginia Mannington is a city in Marion County, West Virginia, United States located in the hills of North-Central West Virginia. Known as Mannington since 1856, the town is rich with history and heritage – from Native American relics to frontiersmen and their settlements to Civil War legends...	Mountaineer Country North-Central West Virginia North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown.- Counties :Monongalia CountyMarion CountyHarrison CountyTaylor County*Doddridge County...	Local history	information, information
West Virginia CCC Museum	Harrison County Harrison County, West Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 68,652 people, 27,867 households, and 19,088 families residing in the county. The population density was 165 people per square mile . There were 31,112 housing units at an average density of 75 per square mile...	Mountaineer Country North-Central West Virginia North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown.- Counties :Monongalia CountyMarion CountyHarrison CountyTaylor County*Doddridge County...	History	website, history of the Civilian Conservation Corps Civilian Conservation Corps The Civilian Conservation Corps was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men from relief families, ages 18–25. A part of the New Deal of President Franklin D... activities in WV
West Virginia Governor's Mansion West Virginia Governor's Mansion The West Virginia Governor's Mansion is a historic residence located next to the Kanawha River in Charleston, West Virginia and is the official residence of the Governor of West Virginia....	Charleston Charleston, West Virginia Charleston is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha Rivers in Kanawha County. As of the 2010 census, it has a population of 51,400, and its metropolitan area 304,214. It is the county seat of Kanawha County.Early...	Metro Valley	Historic house
West Virginia Independence Hall West Virginia Independence Hall West Virginia Independence Hall is located in Wheeling, West Virginia, where it was built in 1860, under the supervision of architect Ammi B. Young...	Wheeling Wheeling, West Virginia Wheeling is a city in Ohio and Marshall counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia; it is the county seat of Ohio County. Wheeling is the principal city of the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area...	Northern Panhandle Northern Panhandle of West Virginia The Northern Panhandle is a culturally and geographically distinct region in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is the state's northernmost extension, bounded by the Ohio River on the north and west, along with the state of Pennsylvania on the east...	History	History of statehood of West Virginia
West Virginia Museum of American Glass	Weston Weston, West Virginia Weston is a city in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 4,317 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lewis County, and home to the West Virginia Museum of American Glass.-History:...	Mountain Lakes	Art	website, website, decorative glass pieces created by area glass manufacturers, includes National Marble Museum
West Virginia Railroad Museum West Virginia Railroad Museum The West Virginia Railroad Museum is a railroad museum under development in Elkins, West Virginia.The museum has access to 100 miles of state-owned railroad tracks to operate a heritage railroad for running passenger excursion trains.-External links:...	Elkins Elkins, West Virginia Elkins is a city in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. The community was incorporated in 1890 and named in honor of Stephen Benton Elkins , a U.S. Senator from West Virginia. The population was 7,032 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Randolph County...	Potomac Highlands Potomac Highlands of West Virginia The Potomac Highlands of West Virginia centers on five counties in the upper Potomac River watershed in the western portion of the state's Eastern Panhandle, bordering Maryland and Virginia...	Railway	Museum being planned
West Virginia State Capitol West Virginia State Capitol The West Virginia State Capitol is the seat of government for the state of West Virginia, and houses the West Virginia Legislature and the office of the Governor of West Virginia. Located in Charleston, West Virginia, the building was dedicated in 1932...	Charleston Charleston, West Virginia Charleston is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha Rivers in Kanawha County. As of the 2010 census, it has a population of 51,400, and its metropolitan area 304,214. It is the county seat of Kanawha County.Early...	Metro Valley	History
West Virginia State Cultural Center	Charleston Charleston, West Virginia Charleston is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha Rivers in Kanawha County. As of the 2010 census, it has a population of 51,400, and its metropolitan area 304,214. It is the county seat of Kanawha County.Early...	Metro Valley	Multiple	website, includes West Virginia's artistic, cultural and historic heritage; lower level i
West Virginia State Farm Museum	Point Pleasant Point Pleasant, West Virginia Point Pleasant is a city in Mason County, West Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha rivers. The population was 4,637 at the 2000 census...	Metro Valley	Farm	website, buildings of historical value, log cabins and tools, early farmhouse and furnishing, machinery, an operational 19th century blacksmith shop, turn-of-the-20th-century doctor's and newspaper offices
West Virginia State Museum	Charleston Charleston, West Virginia Charleston is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha Rivers in Kanawha County. As of the 2010 census, it has a population of 51,400, and its metropolitan area 304,214. It is the county seat of Kanawha County.Early...	Metro Valley	History	website, currently closed for renovation
West Virginia State Penitentiary West Virginia State Penitentiary The West Virginia State Penitentiary is a retired, gothic style prison located in Moundsville, West Virginia. It operated from 1876 to 1995. Currently, the site is maintained as a tourist attraction and training facility.-Design:...	Moundsville Moundsville, West Virginia Moundsville is a city in Marshall County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 9,998 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Marshall County. The city was named for the Grave Creek Mound. Moundsville was settled in...	Northern Panhandle Northern Panhandle of West Virginia The Northern Panhandle is a culturally and geographically distinct region in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is the state's northernmost extension, bounded by the Ohio River on the north and west, along with the state of Pennsylvania on the east...	Prison	Former prison
Wheeling Artisan Center	Wheeling Wheeling, West Virginia Wheeling is a city in Ohio and Marshall counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia; it is the county seat of Ohio County. Wheeling is the principal city of the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area...	Northern Panhandle Northern Panhandle of West Virginia The Northern Panhandle is a culturally and geographically distinct region in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is the state's northernmost extension, bounded by the Ohio River on the north and west, along with the state of Pennsylvania on the east...	Multiple	website, includes Wymer's General Store Museum, art gallery and local history exhibits
Wheeling Historical Museum	Wheeling Wheeling, West Virginia Wheeling is a city in Ohio and Marshall counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia; it is the county seat of Ohio County. Wheeling is the principal city of the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area...	Northern Panhandle Northern Panhandle of West Virginia The Northern Panhandle is a culturally and geographically distinct region in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is the state's northernmost extension, bounded by the Ohio River on the north and west, along with the state of Pennsylvania on the east...	Local history	website, operated by the Wheeling Historical Society
Whipple Company Store & Museum	Scarbro Scarbro, West Virginia Scarbro is an unincorporated census-designated place in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Scarbro is southwest of Oak Hill. Scarbro has a post office with ZIP code 25917. As of the 2010 census, its population was 486....	Southern Southern West Virginia Southern West Virginia is a culturally and geographically distinct region in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Generally considered the heart of Appalachia, Southern West Virginia is known for its coal mining heritage and southern affinity...	History	website, historic coal camp company store
Wildwood House Museum Wildwood (Beckley, West Virginia) Wildwood, also known as the General Alfred Beckley Home, is a historic home located at Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia. It was built in 1835-1836, and started as an unpretentious double log cabin. In 1874, it was remodeled to its present form by General Alfred Beckley , founder of the city...	Beckley Beckley, West Virginia Beckley is a city in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States, which was founded on April 4, 1838. The 2008 population was estimated to be 16,832 by the U.S. Census Bureau. Early in its history, the town was known as Beckleyville and Raleigh Court House...	New River/Greenbier River Valleys	History	Historic house museum
Wiley Cabin & Museum	Princeton Princeton, West Virginia Princeton is a city in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 7,652 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area which has a population of 111,586. It is the county seat of Mercer County...	New River/Greenbier River Valleys	Local history	information
Williamson Area Railroad Museum	Williamson Williamson, West Virginia Williamson is a city in Mingo County, West Virginia, USA, along the Tug Fork River. The population was 3,414 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Mingo County, and is the county's largest and most populous city. Williamson is home to Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College...	Metro Valley	Railroad	website
Wyoming County Historical Museum	Oceana Oceana, West Virginia Oceana is a town in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,550 at the 2000 census.-History:Established in 1797 by early settler and Revolutionary War veteran John Cooke, it was county seat of Wyoming County until 1907, Oceana, when Pineville was designated after a series...	Southern Southern West Virginia Southern West Virginia is a culturally and geographically distinct region in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Generally considered the heart of Appalachia, Southern West Virginia is known for its coal mining heritage and southern affinity...	Local history	website
Youth Museum of Southern West Virginia	Beckley Beckley, West Virginia Beckley is a city in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States, which was founded on April 4, 1838. The 2008 population was estimated to be 16,832 by the U.S. Census Bureau. Early in its history, the town was known as Beckleyville and Raleigh Court House...	New River/Greenbier River Valleys	Children's	information, part of Beckley Exhibition Mine

Regions defined

The West Virginia Association of Museums has defined the following tourism regions of West Virginia"

Eastern Panhandle

Counties: Berkeley

Berkeley County, West Virginia

Berkeley County is a county located in the Eastern Panhandle region of the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2010, the population is 104,169, making it the second-most populous county in West Virginia, behind Kanawha...

, Jefferson

Jefferson County, West Virginia

Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 53,498. Its county seat is Charles Town...

, Morgan

Morgan County, West Virginia

Morgan County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2010, it's population was 17,541. Its county seat is Berkeley Springs. The county is one of three in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area...

Potomac Highlands
Potomac Highlands of West Virginia
The Potomac Highlands of West Virginia centers on five counties in the upper Potomac River watershed in the western portion of the state's Eastern Panhandle, bordering Maryland and Virginia...

Counties: Grant

Grant County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 11,299 people, 4,591 households, and 3,273 families residing in the county. The population density was 24 people per square mile . There were 6,105 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...

, Hampshire

Hampshire County, West Virginia

Hampshire County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 23,964. Its county seat is Romney, West Virginia's oldest town . Hampshire County was created by the Virginia General Assembly on December 13, 1753, from parts of Frederick and Augusta counties ...

, Hardy

Hardy County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 12,669 people, 5,204 households, and 3,564 families residing in the county. The population density was 22 people per square mile . There were 7,115 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile...

, Mineral

Mineral County, West Virginia

Mineral County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 28,212. Its county seat is Keyser.-Ancient history:...

, Pendleton

Pendleton County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 8,196 people, 3,350 households, and 2,355 families residing in the county. The population density was 12 people per square mile . There were 5,102 housing units at an average density of 7 per square mile...

, Pocahontas

Pocahontas County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 9,131 people, 835 households, and 527 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile . There were 7,594 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile...

, Randolph

Randolph County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 28,262 people, 11,072 households, and 7,661 families residing in the county. The population density was 27 people per square mile . There were 13,478 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...

, Tucker

Tucker County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 7,321 people, 3,052 households, and 2,121 families residing in the county. The population density was 18 people per square mile . There were 4,634 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile...

North-Central West Virginia
North-Central West Virginia
North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown.- Counties :Monongalia CountyMarion CountyHarrison CountyTaylor County*Doddridge County...

Counties: Barbour

Barbour County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there are 15,557 people, 6,123 households, and 4,365 families residing in the county. The population density is 46 people per square mile . There are 7,348 housing units at an average density of 22 per square mile...

, Doddridge

Doddridge County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 7,403 people, 2,845 households, and 2,102 families residing in the county. The population density was 23 people per square mile . There were 3,661 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile...

, Harrison

Harrison County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 68,652 people, 27,867 households, and 19,088 families residing in the county. The population density was 165 people per square mile . There were 31,112 housing units at an average density of 75 per square mile...

, Marion

Marion County, West Virginia

| style="float:right;"|As of the census of 2000, there were 56,598 people, 23,652 households, and 15,515 families residing in the county. The population density was 183 people per square mile . There were 26,660 housing units at an average density of 86 per square mile...

, Monongalia

Monongalia County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 81,866 people, 33,446 households, and 18,495 families residing in the county. The population density was 227 people per square mile . There were 36,695 housing units at an average density of 102 per square mile...

, Preston

Preston County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 29,334 people, 11,544 households, and 8,357 families residing in the county. The population density was 45 people per square mile . There were 13,444 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile...

, Taylor

Taylor County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 16,089 people, 6,320 households, and 4,487 families residing in the county. The population density was 93 people per square mile . There were 7,125 housing units at an average density of 41 per square mile...

Northern Panhandle
Northern Panhandle of West Virginia
The Northern Panhandle is a culturally and geographically distinct region in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is the state's northernmost extension, bounded by the Ohio River on the north and west, along with the state of Pennsylvania on the east...

Region includes Wheeling

Wheeling, West Virginia

Wheeling is a city in Ohio and Marshall counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia; it is the county seat of Ohio County. Wheeling is the principal city of the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area...

and Moundsville

Moundsville, West Virginia

Moundsville is a city in Marshall County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 9,998 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Marshall County. The city was named for the Grave Creek Mound. Moundsville was settled in...

. Counties: Brooke

Brooke County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 25,447 people, 10,396 households, and 7,152 families residing in the county. The population density was 286 people per square mile . There were 11,150 housing units at an average density of 126 per square mile...

, Hancock

Hancock County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 32,667 people, 13,678 households, and 9,506 families residing in the county. The population density was 394 people per square mile . There were 14,728 housing units at an average density of 178 per square mile...

, Marshall

Marshall County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 35,519 people, 14,207 households, and 10,101 families residing in the county. The population density was 116 people per square mile . There were 15,814 housing units at an average density of 52 per square mile...

, Ohio

Ohio County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 47,427 people, 19,733 households, and 12,155 families residing in the county. The population density was 447 people per square mile . There were 22,166 housing units at an average density of 209 per square mile...

, Tyler, Wetzel

Wetzel County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 17,693 people, 7,164 households, and 5,079 families residing in the county. The population density was 49 people per square mile . There were 8,313 housing units at an average density of 23 per square mile...

Mountain Lakes

Counties: Braxton, Clay

Clay County, West Virginia

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, Gilmer

Gilmer County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 7,160 people, 2,768 households, and 1,862 families residing in the county. The population density was 21 people per square mile . There were 3,621 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile...

, Lewis

Lewis County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 16,919 people, 6,946 households, and 4,806 families residing in the county. The population density was 44 people per square mile . There were 7,944 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile...

, Nicholas, Upshur

Upshur County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 23,404 people, 8,972 households, and 6,352 families residing in the county. The population density was 66 people per square mile . There were 10,751 housing units at an average density of 30 per square mile...

, Webster

Metro Valley

Region centered around Charleston

Charleston, West Virginia

Charleston is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha Rivers in Kanawha County. As of the 2010 census, it has a population of 51,400, and its metropolitan area 304,214. It is the county seat of Kanawha County.Early...

and Huntington

Huntington, West Virginia

Huntington is a city in Cabell and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia, along the Ohio River. Most of the city is in Cabell County, for which it is the county seat. A small portion of the city, mainly the neighborhood of Westmoreland, is in Wayne County. Its population was 49,138 at...

. Counties: Boone

Boone County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 25,535 people, 10,291 households, and 7,460 families residing in the county. The population density was 51 people per square mile . There were 11,575 housing units at an average density of 23 per square mile...

, Cabell

Cabell County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 96,784 people, 41,180 households, and 25,490 families residing in the county. The population density was 344 people per square mile . There were 45,615 housing units at an average density of 162 per square mile...

, Kanawha

Kanawha County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 200,073 people, 86,226 households, and 55,960 families residing in the county. The population density was 222 people per square mile . There were 93,788 housing units at an average density of 104 per square mile...

, Lincoln

Lincoln County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 22,108 people, 8,664 households, and 6,532 families residing in the county. The population density was 50 people per square mile . There were 9,846 housing units at an average density of 22 per square mile...

, Logan

Logan County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 37,710 people, 14,880 households, and 10,936 families residing in the county. The population density was 83 people per square mile . There were 16,807 housing units at an average density of 37 per square mile...

, Mason

Mason County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 25,957 people, 10,587 households, and 7,569 families residing in the county. The population density was 60 people per square mile . There were 12,056 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile...

, Mingo

Mingo County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 28,253 people, 11,303 households, and 8,217 families residing in the county. The population density was 67 people per square mile . There were 12,898 housing units at an average density of 30 per square mile...

, Putnam

Putnam County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 51,589 people, 20,028 households, and 15,281 families residing in the county. The population density was 149 people per square mile . There were 21,621 housing units at an average density of 62 per square mile...

, Wayne

Wayne County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 42,903 people, 17,239 households, and 12,653 families residing in the county. The population density was 85 people per square mile . There were 19,107 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...

Mid-Ohio Valley

Counties: Calhoun

Calhoun County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 7,582 people, 3,071 households, and 2,201 families residing in the county. The population density was 27 people per square mile . There were 3,848 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile...

, Jackson, Pleasants

Pleasants County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 7,514 people, 2,887 households, and 2,136 families residing in the county. The population density was 58 people per square mile . There were 3,214 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile...

, Ritchie

Ritchie County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 10,343 people, 4,184 households, and 2,999 families residing in the county. The population density was 23 people per square mile . There were 5,513 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile...

, Roane

Roane County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 15,446 people, 6,161 households, and 4,479 families residing in the county. The population density was 32 people per square mile . There were 7,360 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile...

, Wirt

Wirt County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,873 people, 2,284 households, and 1,699 families residing in the county. The population density was 25 people per square mile . There were 3,266 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile...

, Wood

Wood County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 87,986 people, 36,275 households, and 24,884 families residing in the county. The population density was 240 people per square mile . There were 39,785 housing units at an average density of 108 per square mile...

New River/Greenbrier River Valleys

Includes most counties in Southern West Virginia

Southern West Virginia

Southern West Virginia is a culturally and geographically distinct region in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Generally considered the heart of Appalachia, Southern West Virginia is known for its coal mining heritage and southern affinity...

. Counties: Fayette

Fayette County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 47,579 people, 18,945 households, and 13,128 families residing in the county. The population density was 72 people per square mile . There were 21,616 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile...

, Greenbrier

Greenbrier County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 34,453 people, 14,571 households, and 9,922 families residing in the county. The population density was 34 people per square mile . There were 17,644 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile...

, Mercer

Mercer County, West Virginia

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, Monroe

Monroe County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 14,583 people, 5,447 households, and 3,883 families residing in the county. The population density was 31 people per square mile . There were 7,267 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile...

, Raleigh

Raleigh County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 79,220 people, 31,793 households, and 22,096 families residing in the county. The population density was 130 people per square mile . There were 35,678 housing units at an average density of 59 per square mile...

, Summers

Summers County, West Virginia

Summers County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,927. Its county seat is Hinton. Summers County was created by an act of the West Virginia General Assembly on February 27, 1871 from parts of Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer and Monroe...

, Wyoming

Wyoming County, West Virginia

Wyoming County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,796. Its county seat is Pineville. Wyoming County was created in 1850 from Logan County and named for the Delaware Indian word meaning "large plains."-Geography:According to the U.S...

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