For more than 25 years, the Winter Festival of Lights at Oglebay Resort, located in beautiful Wheeling, West Virginia has dazzled visitors with a million lights on 300 acres. This six-mile driving show is one of America’s largest holiday light festivals, featuring 75 larger-than-life displays on a six mile drive through the resort. 

The 271-room Wilson Lodge at Oglebay is beautifully decorated, inside and out, and features special overnight packages for the holidays and delicious dining including the nightly holiday buffet in the main dining room that overlooks the famous light show. 

Oglebay also has eight unique specialty shops, perfect for holiday gift-giving, and the 30-acre Good Zoo features the state’s largest model train display plus a nightly light show on the zoo patio with 35,000 LED lights choreographed to music. Other highlights include the magical Gardens of [...]

Welcome to Greater Parkersburg!

Escape, discover and play in Greater Parkersburg, West Virginia. Discover the romance and intrigue of Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park. Marvel at world-famous Fenton Art Glass, created using centuries old tools and techniques. Play outdoors with superb recreational opportunities at North Bend State Park. The area’s rich heritage, much of it involving oil and gas, is faithfully retold at the Oil & Gas Museum. Experience our unique shops that abound with distinctive treasures and creations by local artisans. Enjoy a vast array of festivals, cultural and entertainment venues. We invite you to escape to Greater Parkersburg for a relaxing and memorable getaway.

www.GreaterParkersburg.com     800-752-4982

Seneca Caverns is located in Riverton WV, a part of the scenic Germany Valley area. Seneca Caverns first opened its doors in 1928 making it the first show cave in West Virginia. The first tours were done by lantern and it was not until 1930 that lights were installed.   A second cave is also on the property, called The Stratosphere Cave. It was only partially developed and has no electricity, but daily tours are still run through there if you feel adventurous.

Seneca offers a variety of guided tours most leaving every 30 minutes. Specialty tours include Wild Cave tours, photo tours, and science tours for schools and groups.

Feel free to spend the day with a full service restaurant on the property, gemstone mining, mini golf and picnic areas.

Call 1.800.239.7647 or visit our website www.senecacaverns.com to learn about other area attractions and [...]

Welcome to Greater Parkersburg, West Virginia!

Escape, discover and play in Greater Parkersburg, West Virginia. Discover the romance and intrigue of Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park. Marvel at world-famous Fenton Art Glass, created using centuries old tools and techniques. Play outdoors with superb recreational opportunities at North Bend State Park. The area’s rich heritage, much of it involving oil and gas, is faithfully retold at the Oil & Gas Museum. Experience our unique shops that abound with distinctive treasures and creations by local artisans. Enjoy a vast array of festivals, cultural and entertainment venues. We invite you to escape to Greater Parkersburg for a relaxing and memorable getaway.

www.GreaterParkersburg.com

800-752-4982

The perfect escape is closer than you think. In Southern West Virginia, you’ll find the awe-inspiring vacation sights to see at the New River Gorge National River, ten breathtaking State Parks, several Wildlife Preserves, Battlefield Sites immortalized by history and more. Enjoy unique shopping, unforgettable dining and vibrant arts communities, all amid a backdrop of some of the most beautiful natural scenery you will see anywhere. Travel deep into the earth on a uniquely riveting journey of the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine. Golf, hike, bike, raft, or just relax. No matter what you’re looking for, you’ll find it in Southern West Virginia. Best of all, you’ll find it close enough that you can escape whenever you need to.

Order a free travel guide at 1-800-VisitWV and receive an official Southern West Virginia discount key fob good for great savings and specials at participating attractions, shops and restaurants in Southern West Virginia. Be sure to visit [...]

Flying eagles, vintage passenger trains and historic towns color the beautiful, green South Branch Valley in the Highlands of West Virginia. It’s the land of the Potomac and the place where George Washington slept. It’s a great place to vacation if you appreciate the beauty of the outdoor and our country’s history. The North Fork of the South Branch follows State Route 28/Highland Trace 55 and empties into the South Branch of the Potomac west of Petersburg, county seat of Grant. The South Branch continues into Hardy County, passing through the historic county seat of Moorefield, before disappearing into the impenetrable “Trough” . . . a unique geological area best explored by canoe or by train!

Great Outdoors
Trophy bass and lazy canoe trips color the South Branch. Anglers of all ages learn here and make records here. Outfitters specialize in magical river trips of choice. Whether your water pleasure be canoeing, kayaking, [...]

Nine hundred feet of Tuscarora sandstone lays vigil over a landscape of agricultural valleys, fish-filled rivers and outrageous outcroppings that jut from the surrounding mountaintops. Located in the heart of the Mountain Highlands, Seneca Rocks is one of West Virginia‘s most unique geographical wonders and a perfect vacation spot.

Great Outdoors
Rock climbers come from around the world to challenge the craggy face of Seneca Rocks. Beginners seek out the area climbing guides or try the unique self-belayed climbing adventure — the Via Ferrata at Nelson Rocks Preserve near Circleville.
Seneca Rocks is also the home of the Monongahela National Forest’s Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area. There’s plenty of hiking trails, plus a Granny Trail to the top of the rocks.

Cave Country
Rocks on top, caves underneath, this area is famous for its caving and commercial caverns — Seneca Caverns on Rt. 33 and Smoke Hole Caverns to [...]