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Outdoor AdventureBraxton County
FreeRural county in the geographic center of West Virginia, with historic Bulltown and Sutton Lake.
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Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum is a sightseeing stop in Weston, WV, part of the Mountain Lakes guide. Cost: under $25. Historic tours run March 28 through November 8, 2026.
71 Asylum Dr · Weston, WV
Why you should go…
Built between 1858 and 1881, this former state hospital is one of the largest hand-cut stonemasonry buildings in the United States and a National Historic Landmark. Daytime heritage tours lead you through its first floor wards, and evening paranormal tours and ghost hunts explore the building after dark. Designed for 250 patients, it held about 2,600 in the 1950s before closing in 1994.
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