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West Virginia Highlights

West Virginia’s landmarks span engineering feats and historical sites. This collection includes the New River Gorge Bridge, one of the world's longest steel arch bridges, and the 1849 Wheeling Suspension Bridge. Cultural sites range from the Huntington Museum of Art to the Mothman Museum in Point Pleasant. Architectural highlights feature the Gothic Revival Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum and the 19th-century Upper Centre Market House, while natural perspectives are found at Hawk’s Nest Overlook above the New River.

West Virginia Highlights — Harita

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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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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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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,…

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Herns Mill Covered Bridge

Herns Mill Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge near Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.

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Hawk's Nest Overlook

Located within Hawks Nest State Park, this cliffside vantage point offers panoramic views of the New River Gorge from 750 feet above the water, overlooking the river's rugged canyon and a hydroelectric dam.

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Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum

The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum was a psychiatric hospital located in Weston, West Virginia and known by other names such as West…

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Upper Centre Market House

The Center Wheeling Market is a historic public market located along Market Street between 22nd and 23rd Streets in Wheeling, Ohio County,…

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Mothman Museum

This Point Pleasant museum documents the 1966-1967 sightings of the legendary cryptid and the Silver Bridge disaster. Exhibits include historical press clippings, eyewitness police reports, and props from the 2002 film adaptation.

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Battle of Point Pleasant Monument

An 84-foot granite obelisk in Tu-Endie-Wei State Park commemorating the 1774 conflict between the Virginia militia and the forces of Shawnee Chief Cornstalk at the confluence of the Kanawha and Ohio Rivers.

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West Virginia State Museum

Situated in the State Capitol Complex, this museum features 26 discovery rooms that trace West Virginia's history from its geological formation and frontier era through the industrial growth of coal and timber.