The New River Gorge Bridge in Fayetteville, West Virginia, is a steel arch bridge spanning 3,030 feet in length and soaring 876 feet above the New River Gorge, making it one of the longest single-span steel arch bridges in the world and the highest bridge east of the Mississippi River.
The Art Museum of West Virginia University, located on the Evansdale campus in Morgantown, is a vibrant cultural and educational institution showcasing more than 4,000 works including paintings, prints, sculptures, ceramics, and works on paper from around the world and across centuries.
The Huntington Museum of Art in West Virginia, established in 1952 originally as The Huntington Galleries, is the largest fine art museum between Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and Richmond.
Hawks Nest State Park in West Virginia covers about 270 acres and is known for its stunning clifftop views of the New River Gorge, which lies roughly 750 feet below.
Holly River State Park in West Virginia, USA, is the state's second-largest park at over 8,000 acres, nestled in a narrow valley along the Left Fork of the Holly River near Hacker Valley in Webster County.
Winterplace Ski Resort in Ghent, West Virginia, opened in 1983 on Flat Top Mountain as the southernmost ski resort in the state and is conveniently located just off Interstate 77 between Beckley and Bluefield.
The West Virginia Botanic Garden, located at Tibbs Run Preserve near Morgantown, is an 85-acre natural and cultivated garden open year-round from dawn to dusk.
The Keith Albee Performing Arts Center in Huntington, West Virginia, originally opened in 1928 as a vaudeville and movie theater built by the Hyman brothers to bring upscale entertainment to the city.
Valley Falls State Park in West Virginia, USA, covers 1,145 acres along both banks of the Tygart Valley River near Fairmont, featuring a dramatic half-mile series of four cascading waterfalls formed by Connoquenessing sandstone over a narrow canyon.
Watoga State Park in West Virginia, USA, is the state's largest at over 10,100 acres in Pocahontas County's mountains near Marlinton, named from a Cherokee term for starry waters and developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps starting in 1934 before opening in 1937.
The Museum of American Glass in West Virginia is located in Weston, West Virginia, and was established in 1993 as a non-profit organization dedicated to discovering, preserving, and showcasing the rich history of glass manufacturing in West Virginia, the United States, and beyond.
Babcock State Park in West Virginia, covering 4,127 acres near the New River Gorge, is famous for its scenic beauty and iconic Glade Creek Grist Mill, a working replica of a historic 1800s mill assembled from parts of three original mills.
Snowshoe Mountain Resort in West Virginia opened on December 19, 1974, after the area had been logged from the early 1900s to 1960, leaving the mountain barren.
Twin Falls Resort State Park in West Virginia, USA, spans 3,776 acres on a high wooded ridge in Wyoming County near Mullens, named for its twin waterfalls—Foley Falls and Black Fork Falls—about a half-mile apart on Cabin Creek's forks.
Chief Logan State Park in West Virginia, USA, spans nearly 4,000 acres in Logan County, about four miles north of Logan town amid rolling mountains and Little Buffalo Creek watershed.
The West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston, completed in 1932, was designed by the prominent architect Cass Gilbert, who also designed the U.S. Supreme Court building.
