Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine
Under $25Ride a mantrip into a former drift mine with ex-miner guides, then walk a restored coal camp in Beckley's New River Park.
Beckley, WVTransit: reachable by public transit
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Ride a mantrip into a former drift mine with ex-miner guides, then walk a restored coal camp in Beckley's New River Park.
Beckley, WVTransit: reachable by public transit
See eyewitness accounts, 1966 newspaper clippings and film props tied to the Mothman legend in downtown Point Pleasant.
Point Pleasant, WVTransit: reachable by public transit
A nationally accredited art museum in Huntington with a plant conservatory and wooded hiking trails.
Huntington, WV
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Ride a mantrip into a former drift mine with ex-miner guides, then walk a restored coal camp in Beckley's New River Park.
Beckley, WVTransit: reachable by public transit
See eyewitness accounts, 1966 newspaper clippings and film props tied to the Mothman legend in downtown Point Pleasant.
Point Pleasant, WVTransit: reachable by public transit
A nationally accredited art museum in Huntington with a plant conservatory and wooded hiking trails.
Huntington, WV
Lakeside state park near Barboursville offering water recreation, camping, and cabin lodging.
Barboursville, WV
A mountain state park in Logan County, West Virginia, known for camping and as a base for off-road trail riding.
Logan, WV
A historic riverside park in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, centered on a granite monument to frontier fighters from an 1774 battle.
Point Pleasant, WVTransit: reachable by public transit
A day-use park in Mercer County built around a tall sandstone formation that gives the park its name.
Bramwell, WV
Rent a pontoon or kayak on West Virginia's third-largest lake, fish for bass and catfish, and stay in a mountainside cabin above the Bluestone River.
Hinton, WV
Enclosed shopping mall in Bluefield, West Virginia, that also hosts seasonal community events.
Bluefield, WVTransit: reachable by public transit
A large Huntington park known for its crushed limestone walking loop, rose garden, dog park, and hilltop amphitheater.
Huntington, WVTransit: reachable by public transit
A long-running family amusement park in Huntington, West Virginia, with rides, kiddie areas, games, and dining.
Huntington, WV
A 562-acre West Virginia state park near Beckley with extensive trails and an 18-acre lake open to year-round fishing.
Beaver, WV
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In Beckley, the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine takes visitors underground in a man car on a 35-minute tour led by veteran miners, next to a reconstructed coal camp with a miner's shanty, church and school. In Point Pleasant on Main Street, the Mothman Museum collects eyewitness accounts of the 1966 sightings, Silver Bridge disaster clippings and props from the film The Mothman Prophecies.
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