Bars

Charleston, West Virginia

Empty Glass is Charleston's most beloved live music bar — an Elk City neighborhood institution that has been presenting nightly live music spanning blues, folk, country, and rock in one of West Virginia's most intimate bar atmospheres for over three decades. A true locals' institution in a state capital that takes its bar culture seriously, Empty Glass serves as the social gathering point for Charleston's creative community and represents the authentic heartbeat of West Virginia's urban music scene.

410 Elizabeth St 25311

Charleston, West Virginia

Weathered Ground Brewery is Charleston's most community-connected craft brewery — a Capitol Street institution producing outstanding ales that reflect West Virginia's remarkable natural landscape. West Virginia's extraordinary outdoor recreation culture (whitewater rafting on the New River, skiing at Snowshoe, and rock climbing in the New River Gorge) and Weathered Ground's consistent quality create a brewery taproom of genuine West Virginia outdoor adventure community significance.

205 Capitol St, Charleston, WV 25301

Cross Lanes, West Virginia

Hollywood Casino at Mardi Gras in Cross Lanes is one of West Virginia's three major casino properties — a greyhound-racing-turned-casino venue near Charleston serving the Kanawha Valley gaming market. The casino bar provides entertainment for Charleston-area gaming visitors who form the bulk of West Virginia's second-largest casino's customer base.

1 Greyhound Dr 25356

Fayetteville, West Virginia

Bridge Brew Works is the craft brewery most deeply connected to the natural wonders of New River Gorge — a Fayetteville institution serving one of the most dramatic landscapes in the American East. The New River Gorge Bridge (the longest steel arch bridge in the Western Hemisphere, the site of the world's largest annual one-day bridge rappelling event, Bridge Day) and Bridge Brew's connection to this extraordinary West Virginia landmark create a brewery taproom of genuine Appalachian outdoor adventure significance.

Fayetteville, WV 25840

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

Harpers Ferry is one of the most historically charged communities in America — where John Brown's raid of the federal armory in 1859 (a seminal event in the lead-up to the Civil War) occurred, where the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers meet in a spectacular gorge, and where the Appalachian Trail passes through the most historically significant hiking community in the Eastern United States. Harpers Ferry's extraordinary Civil War heritage and its remarkable natural beauty create a bar culture of singular American historical significance.

Potomac St, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425

Lewisburg, West Virginia

Lewisburg is West Virginia's most charming small city — a National Historic District where outstanding independent restaurants, excellent craft bars, and the extraordinary proximity to The Greenbrier (America's most spectacular grand resort, once home to a secret Cold War nuclear bunker for Congress) create an entertainment culture of remarkable West Virginia Appalachian elegance and historical intrigue.

Washington St, Lewisburg, WV 24901

Morgantown, West Virginia

Morgantown Brewing Company is West Virginia's most innovative craft brewery — a downtown institution producing outstanding ales for the University community. WVU's passionate academic and athletic culture and Morgantown Brewing's consistent craft quality create a brewery taproom of genuine West Virginia craft beer community significance.

112 Walnut St, Morgantown, WV 26505

Seneca Rocks, West Virginia

Seneca Rocks serves West Virginia's most dramatic rock climbing destination — a quartzite formation rising 900 feet from the North Fork Valley that is the most important technical rock climbing area in the Eastern United States. Seneca Rocks's extraordinary climbing significance (it has produced some of America's finest technical climbers and was used to train Army troops in WWII) and its remarkable Appalachian Mountain setting create a bar culture of genuine American outdoor adventure community significance.

Seneca Rocks, WV 26884

Snowshoe, West Virginia

Snowshoe Mountain Resort is West Virginia's premier ski destination — an Appalachian high-country resort where the most extensive skiing in the mid-Atlantic South creates winter sports experiences serving the entire Washington D.C., Richmond, and Charlotte metropolitan areas. Snowshoe's remarkable mountaintop village atmosphere and its extraordinary outdoor recreation culture create a ski resort bar scene of considerable West Virginia winter sports community significance.

10 Snowshoe Dr, Snowshoe, WV 26209

White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

The casino bar at The Greenbrier is part of America's most storied resort — a 221-year-old National Historic Landmark and AAA Five Diamond resort in the Allegheny Mountains with a recently expanded casino. The bar serves guests of a luxury resort that attracts heads of state, celebrities, and high-end travelers who combine The Greenbrier's golf and spa facilities with its gaming floor.

300 W Main St 24986