| A trip to West Virginia, dubbed The Mountain State, is truly a walk on the wild side, thanks to its untamed wilderness of woodlands, mountains, and clean flowing rivers, creeks, and streams where rafting, kayaking, boating, tubing, hunting, trapping, and fresh water fishing bring in people from all over the country and beyond. Its unique blend of local arts, crafts, and music are sure to amaze and entertain, as is its long heritage as a coal producing capital, and its extensive system of scenic railroads that snake through the green, rolling hills of the Appalachian Mountains. Many of its small town gems offer quaint bed and breakfasts, family-owned inns, cozy cabins, and down-home cooking, as well as camping and hiking opportunities. Downhill skiing and snowboarding are also popular activities during the winter months. West Virginians are also famous for their festivals, like the Bourbonsville Fall Festival, the Paw Paw Festival, the Mason Dixon Festival, and the Clay County Golden Delicious Festival, where you’ll taste some of the most delicious homemade apple pies in the country. And that’s only the tip of the iceberg. There are also several Civil War reenactments and battlefields throughout the state where visitors can travel back in time to witness the battles of the blue and the gray. Other sites include the New River Gorge Bridge, the longest steel arched bridge in the world; Organ Cave, the third largest cave in the States; the hot natural spas of Berkeley Springs; its many state and national parks, and picturesque Kanawha Falls. West Virgina, Mountain State, Mason Dixon, Clay County, Bourbonsville, Organ Cave, Golden Delicious, New River Gorge, Kanawha Falls, Berkeley Springs |
