West Virginia Travel Guide
The New River Gorge Bridge. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
West Virginia is the mountain state that finally got its national park: New River Gorge (2021), with the 924 m single-arch bridge, world-class whitewater, and the Endless Wall's cliff views. The 'almost heaven' lyric is on the license plates.
Beyond the gorge: the Greenbrier resort's Cold War bunker tours, Harpers Ferry's history at the rivers' confluence, and the Hatfield-McCoy ATV trails.
Destinations in West Virginia
New River Gorge National ParkThe bridge overlook, the Endless Wall Trail, Bridge Day in October.- Whitewater raftingThe New and Gauley rivers; Gauley Season each fall.
- Harpers FerryJohn Brown's 1859 raid site at the rivers' meeting.
- The GreenbrierThe 1778 resort and the declassified congressional bunker tour.
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Top Cities & towns in West Virginia
Regional food
- Pepperoni roll (the coal-miner's lunch, the state food)
- Ramps (the spring wild onion festivals)
- Buckwheat cakes (the Preston County staple)
Getting there
Charleston (CRW) is the gateway. The Gorge is an hour from Charleston; Bridge Day (third Saturday in October) books out.