Top 10 Places

10. Beartown State Park

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9. Cass Scenic Railroad State Park

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8. The Greenbrier at White Sulphur Springs in the Allegheny Mountains – Greenbrier Peaches

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7. Fayetteville

• • • Fayetteville Historic District
    • Fayette County Courthouse
    • Fayetteville Town Hall
    • Fayetteville Post Office
    • Cathedral Cafe & Bookstore – Pot Roast Melt
    • Secret Sandwich Society

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6. Hatfield and McCoy Country

• • • Hatfield McCoy Country Museum in Williamson WV
    • Hatfield McCoy Feud Marker and Ellison Hatfield Cemetery in Matewan WV
    • “Devil” Anse Hatfield Grave in Sarah Ann WV
    • Ellison Hatfield Home in Delbarton WV
    • The Wash Stand/Hatfield Cemetery and the Hatfield McCoy Monument at Blackberry Park in Ransom KY
    • Historic Dils Cemetery in Pikeville KY

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5. Charleston

• • • West Virginia Capitol Building
    • West Virginia Governor’s Mansion
    • Downtown Charleston Historic District
      1. Charleston City Hall
      2. Kanawha County Courthouse
      3. Kanawha County Public Library
    • Criel Mound
    • Daniel Boone Park
    • Tudor’s Biscuit World – Mountaineer Biscuit

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4. National Coal Heritage Area – Coal Heritage Trail National Scenic Byway

• • • Whipple Company Store
    • Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine & New River Park – The Mountain Homestead
    • Itmann Company Store
    • Ashland Company Store
    • Bramwell

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3. Monongahela National Forest

• • • Birthplace of Rivers (a proposed national monument, BirthplaceofRivers.org)
    • Dolly Sods Wilderness
    • Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area
    • Seneca Caverns

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2. Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (including part of the Appalachian Trail), and in nearby Berkeley Springs, along the Historic National Road All-American Road byway, is Berkeley Springs State Park

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1. New River Gorge National Park & Preserve

• • • New River Gorge Whitewater
    • New River Gorge Bridge
    • Canyon Rim Visitor Center
    • Long Point Trail (1.6 miles)
    • Endless Wall Trail (2.4 miles)
    • Kaymoor Mine Site
    • Nuttallburg Mine Site
    • Thurmond Depot Visitor Center
    • Bank of Glen Jean Visitor Center
    • Grandview
    • Sandstone Falls Visitor Center
    • Brooks Falls
• Nearby: 
  • • Babcock State Park – Glade Creek Grist Mill
    • John Henry Monument – John Henry Statue at the Great Bend Railroad Tunnel in Talcott
    • Gauley River National Recreation Area (NPS)
    • Bluestone National Scenic River (NPS)
    • Hawks Nest State Park
    • Bluestone State Park
    • Pipestem Resort State Park

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State Info

A) State Nicknames+

• • • The Mountain State
    • Motto: Montani Semper Liberi (Mountaineers [are] Always Free)

B) State Symbols

• • • Flower: Rhododendron
    • Tree: Sugar maple
    • Bird: Cardinal
    • Animal: Black bear
    • Fruit: Golden Delicious apple
    • Fish: Brook trout
    • Butterfly: Monarch butterfly
    • Reptile: Timber rattlesnake
    • Rock: Bituminous coal

C) Major Metros

• • 1. Huntington (largest metro & second city)
    2. Charleston (state capital & largest city)
    3. Wheeling

D) Just for Fun (and a little spooky)

• • • Mothman Museum and Mothman Statue in Point Pleasant

E) Spooky

• • • Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
    • West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsville, plus Grave Creek Mound

F) Iconic Foods

• • • Pepperoni Rolls
    • Fresh Rainbow Trout
    • Fried Fish Sandwich
    • Ramps (wild mountain leeks)
    • Morels (Molly Moochers)
    • Biscuits and Gravy
    • Buckwheat Pancakes
    • Grape & Gorgonzola Pizza
    • Beans and Cornbread
    • Skillet Cornbread
    • Apple Dumpling

G) Other Top Places

• • • Blackwater Falls State Park
    • Pipestem Resort State Park
    • Canaan Valley Resort State Park
    • Wheeling National Heritage Area