Obiective turistice în 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.

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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…

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Harpers Ferry

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

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Seneca Rocks

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

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Blackwater Falls State Park

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

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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.

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Wheeling Suspension Bridge

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

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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.