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Allegheny Highlands Trail
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USA
- Elkins
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The Allegheny Highlands Trail offers 25 miles of non-motorized recreation surrounded by exceptional scenery. Following the original route of the West Virginia Central & Pittsburg Railway built by Henry Gassaway Davis in 1884, the trail delivers a panorama of landscapes from ...
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Blackwater Falls State Park
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- Davis
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Blackwater Falls State Park is named for the falls of the Blackwater River whose amber-colored waters plunge five stories then twist and tumble through an eight-mile long gorge. The "black" water is a result of tannic acid from fallen hemlock and red spruce needles. The fall...
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Cass Scenic Railroad
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- Cass
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Using old logging flat-cars turned into passenger cars, the Cass Scenic Railroad is pulled by the same Shay locomotives that brought millions of board feet of lumber down the mountain. Once on board, the great pistons of the massive engines start pulsing, the shaft begins tu...
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Charleston Ballet
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- Charleston
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The Charleston Ballet, the official West Virginia State Ballet, was formed in 1956 by Andre Van Damme. Mr. Van Damme achieved great success in his native Belgium as the first star dancer with the Royal Opera. His vision was to provide state experience in a professional atmos...
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Durbin-Greenbrier Valley Railroad / New Tygart Flyer
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- Elkins
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For railroad enthusiasts, on the New Tygart Flyer, one of three trains run by the Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad, you’ll ride in climate-controlled passenger cars through one of the wildest mountain wilderness areas anywhere. The four hour round trip features passage ...
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National Radio Astronomy Observatory
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- Green Bank
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The Observatory is home to the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope, the largest fully steerable dish in the world. Scientists from around the world use the telescope to study virtually all types of astronomical objects known, from planets and comets in our own Solar System t...
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Seneca Caverns
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- Riverton
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Discover West Virginia's largest caverns! Hidden beneath the Earth's surface, only a few miles form West Virginia's highest peak, lie the beautiful Seneca Caverns - an underground wonderland.
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Smoke Hole Caverns
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- Seneca Rocks
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Like much of West Virginia and the Potomac Highlands, the history of Smoke Hole Caverns is tied to the Seneca Indians. These Native Americans used the front section of the caverns to smoke and preserve venison and wild game. The slow burning wood fires sent clouds of smoke...
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