Sehenswürdigkeiten in West Virginia

West Virginia Essentials

West Virginia’s key landmarks span engineering feats and natural wonders. This selection features the 3,030-foot steel arch of the New River Gorge Bridge and the 1849 Wheeling Suspension Bridge. Natural highlights include the 900-foot quartzite peaks of Seneca Rocks and the 57-foot amber-tinted Blackwater Falls. Historical sites include the 19th-century town of Harpers Ferry and the Gothic Revival-style former state penitentiary in Moundsville, while the Huntington Museum of Art offers the state's largest art collection.

New River Gorge Bridge

The New River Gorge Bridge is a steel arch bridge 3,030 feet long over the New River Gorge near Fayetteville, West Virginia, in the…

Harpers Ferry

Harpers Ferry is a historic town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States, in the lower Shenandoah Valley.

Seneca Rocks

Seneca Rocks is a large crag and local landmark in Pendleton County in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, United States.

Blackwater Falls State Park

Blackwater Falls State Park is located in the Allegheny Mountains of Tucker County, West Virginia, USA.

Babcock State Park

Babcock State Park is a state park located along the New River Gorge on 4,127 acres wooded in Fayette County, West Virginia.

Wheeling Suspension Bridge

The Wheeling Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the main channel of the Ohio River at Wheeling, West Virginia.

West Virginia State Penitentiary Tours

Gothic Revival-style former prison in Moundsville that operated from 1876 to 1995. Guided tours cover the facility's history, architecture, and the daily lives of past inmates within its heavy stone walls.

Huntington Museum of Art

The Huntington Museum of Art is a nationally accredited art museum located in the Park Hills neighborhood above Ritter Park in Huntington,…