West Virginia Explorer - WV News and Travel Guide
Mysterious shadow luring hikers to Beckley trail system near Piney Creek. David Sibray - October 24, 2024. Historic Landmarks. Point at tip of W.Va.'s northern panhandle marks beginning of West. David Sibray - October 23, 2024. Hunting. Small game hunting, trapping seasons in West Virginia open Nov. 2,... Will Reedy - October 22, 2024.
West Virginia Travel Guide - West Virginia Explorer
West Virginia, seen here at the New River Gorge, is often rated one of the safest U.S. states in which to travel and vacation.. Our West Virginia Travel Guide includes everything you'll need to arrange a West Virginia vacation in a matter of minutes. West Virginia Explorer is, in effect, a travel guide of many thousands of pages, but here we've consolidated information to …
W.Va. officials announce record $7 billion annual tourism impact
Sep 11, 2023 · DAVIS, W.Va. — Officials are celebrating a record $7 billion annual tourism impact in West Virginia in 2022 — a 17 percent increase in visitor spending compared to pre-pandemic levels, far higher than the national overall 1 percent post-pandemic tourism recovery. Advertisement. Gov. Jim Justice joined more than 300 tourism-industry members ...
West Virginia Explorer - WV News and Travel Guide
Welcome to the West Virginia Explorer, your guide to travel and history in the Mountain State since 1999. Use the explorer to plan your vacation or discover more about the state's marvelous attractions and opportunities for recreation as well as its delightful communities, world-class lodging, and unmatched real estate, including properties that …
West Virginia Cities and Towns - West Virginia Explorer
Grave Creek Valley at Cameron, W.Va. Our guide to more than 300 towns and cities in West Virginia includes listings for all of its largest cities as well as some of its most locally important towns and villages. Some small towns in rural areas might hardly seem worth notice to outsiders but are vitally important to local inhabitants. A. Handley.
Attractions in West Virginia - West Virginia Explorer
David Sibray - October 23, 2024. Tu-Endie-Wei in W.Va. added to Underground Railroad network. David Sibray - October 21, 2024. Castle at Berkeley Springs, W.Va., teems with historical intrigue. Daniel Tyson - October 21, 2024. New trail connects off-road trail system with Chief Logan park lodge. David Sibray - September 4, 2024.
West Virginia Travel Tips - West Virginia Explorer
Our travel trips concern mostly information of value to foreign guests who may be unaccustomed to rural U.S. travel. Our West Virginia (WV) travel tips mostly concern the broad matters of travel, especially where foreign visitors are concerned. As with other U.S. states, travelers will find West Virginia relatively safe and free of serious infectious diseases and home to friendly inhabitants.
West Virginia - West Virginia Explorer
Photo courtesy Rick Burgess. West Virginia is a U.S. state located in the eastern continental United States. Principally rural and mountainous, it is the forty-first largest state, though it is the thirty-eighth most populous. Its capital and largest city is Charleston, West Virginia. Though renowned for its mineral wealth, the state has ...
Ancient West Virginia forests once a mosaic of landscapes
Jan 12, 2022 · Historians once assumed that West Virginia had been shaded by a vast unbroken forest, but an expert on old forests in the Mountain State says the region was, instead, a patchwork landscape of woodlands and fields opened by Native Americans. "I've heard it said that a squirrel could run limb-to-limb across West Virginia without touching the ...
News Archives - West Virginia Explorer
Welcome to the News directory at West Virginia Explorer, where you'll find a continuously updated source of news concerning West Virginia and its cultural and natural history. For the most recent news, visit West Virginia Explorer News.