Entertainment Districts

Alderson, West Virginia

Alderson presents a historic Greenbrier River town entertainment district straddling two counties.

Ansted, West Virginia

Hawks Nest State Park presents an aerial tramway and 585-foot overlook of the New River Gorge near Ansted.

49 Hawks Nest Park Rd 25864

Barboursville, West Virginia

Barboursville Park presents an amphitheater and community events near Huntington, West Virginia.

Beckley, West Virginia

Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine presents guided underground tours of a real coal mine in New River Park.

Beckley, West Virginia

New River Park presents concerts and community events alongside the exhibition coal mine in Beckley.

Beckley, West Virginia

Tamarack presents West Virginia artisan crafts, food, and performance space alongside I-64/I-77 in Beckley.

1 Tamarack Park 25801

Beckley, West Virginia

West Virginia Veterans Memorial presents tribute exhibits and community events in Beckley, West Virginia.

Belington, West Virginia

Belington presents a small Barbour County entertainment district in north-central West Virginia.

Belle, West Virginia

Belle presents a small Kanawha Valley chemical-industry town entertainment district near Charleston.

Berkeley Springs, West Virginia

Berkeley Springs State Park presents George Washington's namesake mineral spring bathhouse in America's first spa town.

2 S Washington St 25411

Berkeley Springs, West Virginia

Downtown Berkeley Springs presents galleries and spas along Washington Street in the Eastern Panhandle.

Bluefield, West Virginia

Downtown Bluefield presents restaurants known for free ice water dispensed downtown on hot summer days, the 'Air-Conditioned City.'

Bramwell, West Virginia

Bramwell Historic District presents Gilded Age mansions built by coal barons, once the wealthiest town per capita in America.

Bridgeport, West Virginia

Downtown Bridgeport presents restaurants near North Central West Virginia Airport in Harrison County.

Buckhannon, West Virginia

Downtown Buckhannon presents restaurants serving West Virginia Wesleyan College and the annual Strawberry Festival.

Buckhannon, West Virginia

West Virginia Wildlife Center presents native wildlife exhibits including elk and bison near Buckhannon.

Cass, West Virginia

Cass Scenic Railroad State Park presents vintage steam locomotive excursions up Bald Knob in a preserved logging town.

242 Main St 24927

Charles Town, West Virginia

Charles Town Races & Slots (Hollywood Casino) is the Eastern Panhandle's most important entertainment destination — a thoroughbred horse racing and gaming facility in a community named for George Washington's brother Charles Washington. Charles Town's remarkable historical heritage (John Brown was tried and executed here for his Harpers Ferry raid) and Hollywood Casino's consistent entertainment programming create an entertainment district of genuine West Virginia historical and gaming entertainment significance.

750 Hollywood Dr, Charles Town, WV 25414

Charles Town, West Virginia

Jefferson County Courthouse Historic District presents restaurants near the site of John Brown's 1859 trial in Charles Town.

Charleston, West Virginia

Capitol Market presents a year-round farmers and specialty market with live music events in downtown Charleston.

800 Smith St 25301

Charleston, West Virginia

Capitol Street is West Virginia's most important entertainment corridor — a state capital street where outstanding restaurants, excellent bars, the Clay Center, and the beautiful West Virginia State Capitol create the most vibrant urban entertainment experience in Appalachia. Charleston's remarkable combination of natural beauty (the Kanawha River valley, surrounded by Appalachian ridges), outstanding cultural institutions, and genuine West Virginia community character creates an entertainment district of considerable West Virginia significance.

Capitol St, Charleston, WV 25301

Charleston, West Virginia

Haddad Riverfront Park presents summer concerts and festivals along the Kanawha River in downtown Charleston.

Charleston, West Virginia

Sunrise Museums present a planetarium and art galleries in a historic Charleston estate.

Charleston, West Virginia

West Virginia State Capitol Complex presents guided tours of a gold-domed capitol overlooking the Kanawha River.

Chester, West Virginia

Chester presents a small Northern Panhandle entertainment district on the Ohio River near the Pennsylvania border.

Clarksburg, West Virginia

Downtown Clarksburg presents restaurants near the Stonewall Jackson statue in Harrison County.

Clarksburg, West Virginia

Waldomore Historic House presents local heritage exhibits and community events in downtown Clarksburg.

Clay, West Virginia

Downtown Clay presents restaurants around the Clay County courthouse square.

Clendenin, West Virginia

Clendenin presents a small Elk River community entertainment district in Kanawha County.

Davis, West Virginia

Blackwater Falls State Park presents a namesake amber-tinted waterfall and lodge dining near Davis, West Virginia.

1584 Blackwater Lodge Rd 26260

Davis, West Virginia

Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge presents boardwalk trails through the largest wetland complex in the central Appalachians.

Davis, West Virginia

Canaan Valley Resort presents skiing and golf in the highest valley of its size east of the Mississippi.

Droop, West Virginia

Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park presents the site of the last major Civil War battle in West Virginia.

Dunbar, West Virginia

Dunbar presents restaurants along the Kanawha River in the Charleston metro area.

Elkins, West Virginia

Downtown Elkins presents restaurants and the Mountain State Forest Festival grounds in Randolph County.

Elkins, West Virginia

Mountain State Forest Festival Grounds host West Virginia's oldest and largest forest festival, running since 1930 in Elkins.

Elkview, West Virginia

Elkview presents restaurants along the Elk River northeast of Charleston.

Fairmont, West Virginia

Downtown Fairmont presents restaurants along the Monongahela River, birthplace of Father's Day.

Fayetteville, West Virginia

Bridge Day presents an annual BASE-jumping festival on the New River Gorge Bridge near Fayetteville, West Virginia.

Fayetteville, West Virginia

Cathedral Falls presents a roadside waterfall attraction on Route 60 near Fayetteville, West Virginia.

Fayetteville, West Virginia

Fayetteville is the gateway town to New River Gorge National Park — America's newest national park (designated December 2020), where Bridge Day (the annual October event drawing 80,000 people to rappel and base jump from the New River Gorge Bridge) and the most spectacular whitewater in the East create an outdoor adventure entertainment district of remarkable West Virginia significance.

Court St, Fayetteville, WV 25840

Flatwoods, West Virginia

Flatwoods presents outlet shopping and restaurants along I-79 in Braxton County, West Virginia.

Franklin, West Virginia

Downtown Franklin presents restaurants in the Potomac Highlands near the Virginia border.

Gassaway, West Virginia

Gassaway presents a small Braxton County railroad-town entertainment district in central West Virginia.

Gauley Bridge, West Virginia

Gauley Bridge presents whitewater rafting outfitters at the confluence of the New and Gauley rivers.

Glen Jean, West Virginia

National Coal Heritage Area Visitor Center presents southern West Virginia's coal-mining heritage exhibits in Glen Jean.

Grafton, West Virginia

International Mother's Day Shrine presents the church where Mother's Day was first celebrated in 1908 in Grafton.

Green Bank, West Virginia

Green Bank Observatory presents tours of the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope in the National Radio Quiet Zone.

155 Observatory Rd 24944

Hansford, West Virginia

Hansford presents a small Kanawha River community entertainment district near Charleston.

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

Harpers Ferry is America's most historically loaded small town — where John Brown's 1859 raid on the federal armory ignited the Civil War, where the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers converge in a spectacular gorge, and where the Appalachian Trail passes through the most significant historical site in its entire 2,190-mile length. Harpers Ferry National Historical Park's extraordinary Civil War significance and its remarkable natural beauty create an entertainment district of singular American historical significance.

High St, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park presents preserved Civil War-era buildings at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers.

Hendricks, West Virginia

Blackwater Canyon Trailhead presents rail-trail hiking and biking access near Hendricks, West Virginia.

Hico, West Virginia

Hico presents whitewater rafting lodges near the New River Gorge in Fayette County, West Virginia.

Hillsboro, West Virginia

Pearl S. Buck Birthplace Museum presents the childhood home of the Nobel Prize-winning author in Hillsboro, West Virginia.

Hinton, West Virginia

Hinton's historic district hosts the annual Railroad Days festival celebrating the town's C&O Railway heritage.

Huntington, West Virginia

Camden Park presents a historic wooden roller coaster and rides, one of the oldest amusement parks in the U.S.

Huntington, West Virginia

Heritage Farm Museum and Village presents Appalachian heritage exhibits and living-history demonstrations near Huntington.

Huntington, West Virginia

Huntington's Fourth Avenue entertainment district serves the city of Marshall University — a community where the extraordinary resilience of the Marshall football program (rebuilt after the 1970 plane crash that killed the entire team) and Huntington's genuine Ohio River city character create an entertainment district of remarkable American sporting community resilience significance.

4th Ave, Huntington, WV 25701

Huntington, West Virginia

Ritter Park presents a rose garden and amphitheater events in a historic Huntington neighborhood park.

Hurricane, West Virginia

Hurricane presents restaurants and community event space in the Charleston-Huntington corridor.

Keyser, West Virginia

Downtown Keyser presents restaurants serving Potomac State College in Mineral County, West Virginia.

Kingwood, West Virginia

Downtown Kingwood presents restaurants around the Preston County courthouse square.

Lansing, West Virginia

Adventures on the Gorge presents whitewater rafting, zip-lining, and live music events near the New River Gorge Bridge.

Lansing, West Virginia

New River Gorge National Park — America's newest national park (2020) — has transformed the Fayetteville and Lansing area into one of the East Coast's most exciting adventure tourism destinations, with Bridge Day festival drawing 80,000 people annually for BASE jumping and rappelling from the New River Gorge Bridge. The park's surrounding entertainment ecosystem of outdoor recreation outfitters, farm-to-table restaurants, and craft breweries in Fayetteville has created a vibrant new tourism entertainment district in the heart of Appalachian West Virginia.

Grandview Visitor Center, Lansing 25862

Lewisburg, West Virginia

Lewisburg is West Virginia's most charming and culturally sophisticated small city — a National Historic District where outstanding independent restaurants, the West Virginia Carnegie Hall, the legendary Greenbrier Resort nearby, and the beautiful Greenbrier Valley create an entertainment environment of remarkable Appalachian elegance. Lewisburg's remarkable combination of 18th-century architecture, outstanding culinary culture (it has been called one of America's most surprisingly excellent small food cities), and Greenbrier proximity create an entertainment district of genuine West Virginia cultural distinction.

Washington St, Lewisburg, WV 24901

Lewisburg, West Virginia

North House Museum presents Greenbrier Valley heritage exhibits in downtown Lewisburg, West Virginia.

Lewisburg, West Virginia

State Fair of West Virginia presents concerts, rides, and rodeo events annually in Fairlea near Lewisburg.

Logan, West Virginia

Chief Logan State Park presents an outdoor drama amphitheater and lodge dining in Logan County, West Virginia.

Man, West Virginia

Man presents a small Logan County coalfield entertainment district in southern West Virginia.

Marlinton, West Virginia

Downtown Marlinton presents restaurants along the Greenbrier River Trail in Pocahontas County.

Marmet, West Virginia

Marmet presents a small Kanawha Valley entertainment district southeast of Charleston.

Matewan, West Virginia

Matewan Historic District presents restored buildings and bullet holes from the 1920 Matewan Massacre coal-mine-war shootout.

Montgomery, West Virginia

Downtown Montgomery presents restaurants along the Kanawha River, former home of WVU Tech.

Moorefield, West Virginia

Downtown Moorefield presents restaurants in the South Branch Valley of the Potomac Highlands.

Morgantown, West Virginia

Downtown Morgantown is West Virginia's most energetic entertainment district — a High Street and Sunnyside corridor where WVU's 29,000 students create one of the most vibrant college town entertainment scenes in the American South. Morgantown's remarkable WVU community passion and its extraordinary PRT (Personal Rapid Transit) system (the only automated elevated transit in America connecting a city to its university) create an entertainment district of unique American college town transportation and community significance.

High St, Morgantown, WV 26505

Morgantown, West Virginia

Hazel Ruby McQuain Park presents riverfront concerts and an amphitheater along the Monongahela River in Morgantown.

Morgantown, West Virginia

Wharf District presents riverfront restaurants and the WVU PRT system terminus near downtown Morgantown.

Moundsville, West Virginia

Grave Creek Mound Historic Site presents one of the largest conical burial mounds in the U.S. in downtown Moundsville.

Moundsville, West Virginia

West Virginia Penitentiary presents historic and ghost-hunting tours of a decommissioned Gothic-style prison in Moundsville.

818 Jefferson Ave 26041

Mount Hope, West Virginia

Mount Hope presents restaurants near the New River Gorge National Park's southern entrance.

New Cumberland, West Virginia

Tomlinson Run State Park presents lake recreation and camping in the Northern Panhandle near New Cumberland.

New Martinsville, West Virginia

Downtown New Martinsville presents restaurants along the Ohio River in Wetzel County.

Nitro, West Virginia

Downtown Nitro presents restaurants in a WWI-era munitions boomtown along the Kanawha River.

Oak Hill, West Virginia

Downtown Oak Hill presents restaurants serving whitewater rafting outfitters near the New River Gorge.

Oak Hill, West Virginia

New River Gorge National Park Visitor Center presents the iconic New River Gorge Bridge overlook near Oak Hill.

162 Visitor Center Rd 25848

Parkersburg, West Virginia

Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park presents a sternwheeler ferry ride and restored 1800s mansion on the Ohio River.

Parsons, West Virginia

Downtown Parsons presents restaurants at the confluence of the Cheat River's forks in Tucker County.

Paw Paw, West Virginia

Paw Paw Tunnel presents a historic 3,118-foot C&O Canal tunnel and towpath near the Potomac River.

Petersburg, West Virginia

Downtown Petersburg presents restaurants along the South Branch Potomac River in Grant County.

Philippi, West Virginia

Philippi Covered Bridge Historic District presents the nation's oldest and longest double-lane covered bridge still in use, site of the Civil War's first land battle.

Pipestem, West Virginia

Pipestem Resort State Park presents an aerial tramway and Bluestone Gorge overlooks in southern West Virginia.

Point Pleasant, West Virginia

Mothman Museum presents exhibits on the legendary 1966 Mothman sightings in downtown Point Pleasant.

400 Main St 25550

Point Pleasant, West Virginia

Tu-Endie-Wei State Park presents a monument to the 1774 Battle of Point Pleasant at the Ohio-Kanawha river confluence.

Princeton, West Virginia

Downtown Princeton presents restaurants and the Princeton Railroad Museum in Mercer County.

Princeton, West Virginia

Princeton Railroad Museum presents Norfolk & Western railroad heritage exhibits in Princeton, West Virginia.

Rainelle, West Virginia

Rainelle presents a small former lumber-town entertainment district in Greenbrier County.

Ranson, West Virginia

Ranson presents restaurants adjacent to Charles Town in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle.

Renick, West Virginia

Renick presents a small Greenbrier County farming community entertainment district in West Virginia.

Richwood, West Virginia

Cranberry Glades Botanical Area presents a boardwalk through a rare bog ecosystem near Richwood, West Virginia.

Ripley, West Virginia

West Virginia State Folk Festival Grounds host the state's oldest folk festival, running annually since 1963 in Ripley.

Romney, West Virginia

Downtown Romney presents restaurants in West Virginia's oldest incorporated town, chartered in 1762.

Rupert, West Virginia

Rupert presents a small Greenbrier County entertainment district in southeastern West Virginia.

Seneca Rocks, West Virginia

Seneca Rocks Discovery Center presents interpretive exhibits at the base of a 900-foot quartzite rock formation.

Shepherdstown, West Virginia

Downtown Shepherdstown presents restaurants serving Shepherd University's campus community along the Potomac River.

Sissonville, West Virginia

Sissonville presents a small rural entertainment district north of Charleston, West Virginia.

Smithers, West Virginia

Smithers presents a small Kanawha Valley entertainment district near Cannelton, West Virginia.

Snowshoe, West Virginia

Snowshoe Mountain Bike Park presents lift-served mountain biking trails in the off-season at the ski resort.

Snowshoe, West Virginia

Snowshoe Mountain Village serves West Virginia's premier ski resort with the most dramatic mountaintop entertainment experience in the mid-Atlantic Appalachians — a 4,848-foot summit village where outstanding ski-in ski-out bars, excellent restaurants, and the extraordinary views of the Allegheny Mountains create a winter resort entertainment district of remarkable West Virginia mountain sports community significance.

10 Snowshoe Dr, Snowshoe, WV 26209

Spencer, West Virginia

Downtown Spencer presents restaurants around the Roane County courthouse square.

St. Albans, West Virginia

Downtown St. Albans presents restaurants along the Kanawha and Coal rivers near Charleston.

Summersville, West Virginia

Downtown Summersville presents restaurants serving Nicholas County, West Virginia.

Summersville, West Virginia

Summersville Lake presents 'the Little Bahamas of the East' with clear waters and marinas near Summersville.

Sutton, West Virginia

Sutton Lake presents boating and camping recreation near downtown Sutton, West Virginia.

Terra Alta, West Virginia

Cathedral State Park presents one of the largest stands of virgin timber in West Virginia near Terra Alta.

Thomas, West Virginia

Downtown Thomas presents a revived coal-town Main Street with galleries and music venues in the Allegheny Highlands.

Thurmond, West Virginia

Thurmond Historic District presents a preserved coal-boom railroad ghost town within New River Gorge National Park.

Union, West Virginia

Downtown Union presents restaurants around the Monroe County courthouse square.

War, West Virginia

War presents a small McDowell County coalfield entertainment district in the southernmost part of West Virginia.

Webster Springs, West Virginia

Webster Springs presents restaurants known for the annual Webster County Woodchopping Festival.

Weirton, West Virginia

Downtown Weirton presents restaurants along the Ohio River in the Northern Panhandle's steel-making city.

Welch, West Virginia

Downtown Welch presents restaurants serving McDowell County's coalfield communities.

Wellsburg, West Virginia

Downtown Wellsburg presents restaurants along the Ohio River in Brooke County, West Virginia.

Weston, West Virginia

Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum presents historic and ghost-hunting tours of one of the largest hand-cut stone buildings in North America.

71 Asylum Dr 26452

Wheeling, West Virginia

Oglebay Resort and Park presents a Festival of Lights, golf, and the Good Zoo on a 1,700-acre municipal park in Wheeling.

465 Lodge Dr 26003

Wheeling, West Virginia

West Virginia Independence Hall presents the site where West Virginia's statehood was declared in 1861-63 in downtown Wheeling.

Wheeling, West Virginia

Wheeling's Historic Downtown is the most remarkably preserved 19th-century Ohio River city in the American East — a Main Street where the Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Capitol Theatre, and extraordinary Italianate architecture create an entertainment environment shaped by the extraordinary history of the National Road's western terminus. Wheeling's remarkable Civil War role (it was the Union-loyal capital of Virginia before West Virginia was created) and its beautiful Victorian architecture create an entertainment district of genuine American Civil War era significance.

Main St, Wheeling, WV 26003

Wheeling, West Virginia

Wheeling Suspension Bridge presents the oldest vehicular suspension bridge in the U.S. spanning the Ohio River.

White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

The Greenbrier Bunker Tour presents a declassified Cold War-era congressional fallout shelter beneath the historic resort.

Williamson, West Virginia

Hatfield-McCoy Trails Headquarters presents off-road ATV trail access in the heart of the historic feud territory.