102 things to do - Greater Morgantown CVB

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Drop by “Eleanor’s Little Village;”
historic Arthurdale is the first of
FDR’s “New Deal” towns
| www.arthurdaleheritage.org
Take a zip line canopy tour at the
WVU Research Forest | adventurechallenge.wvu.edu/
canopy-tour
Go ice skating at Morgantown
Ice Arena, White Park
| www.boparc.org/ice-arena
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White water rafting on the
Cheat River
| www.cheatriveroutfitters.com
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Enjoy the Festival of Food and
Wine held each January, visiting
chefs present and demonstrate
their favorite recipes at Lakeview
Resort & Conference Center
| www.lakeviewresort.com
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Forest Tyrone Trail Loop to see
Virgin Hemlock
Take the kids to Tugboat Depot
| starcitywv.com
Check out the performance
schedule for the historic Met
Theatre
| www.morgantownmet.com
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Explore the WVU Core Arboretum
| http://arboretum.wvu.edu
Take the Downtown Audio
Walking Tour | http://www.
downtownmorgantown.com/
listing/downtown-audiowalking-tour
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Visit Hovatter’s Wildlife Zoo
| www.westvirginiazoo.com
Ride the PRT
| http://transportation.wvu.edu/prt
Rent a bike on the Rail-Trail
| www.wamsleycycles.com
Roller blade around the WVU
Coliseum
Play tennis at the public parks
| www.boparc.org
Look for the 50 species of
wildflowers at Cathedral State
Park
| www.cathedralstatepark.com
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Paint your own pottery at the
WOW Factory
| www.wowfactoryonline.com
Tour the Art Museum of WVU,
5,400 s.f. of exhibition space
housing 3,000 pieces, including
paintings, prints, sculpture,
ceramic and folk art. | http://artmuseum.wvu.edu
Climb the 30’ boulders in Rock
City at Coopers Rock
| www.coopersrockstateforest.
com/trails.html
Bird watch at Cranesville Swamp
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Join Allegheny Treenware
“spooners” in their wood shop
| www.spooners.com
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Stroll through the Old Stone
House for unique gifts
| www.oldstonehousewv.org
Take your photo with the life-sized,
bronze statue of the most famous
athlete to ever wear the Gold and
Blue, and one of basketball’s alltime greats, Jerry West, at the
WVU Coliseum
Watch the star show at the WVU
Tomchin Planetarium &
Observatory
| http://planetarium.wvu.edu/
Enjoy extraordinary menus
alfresco along the Mon River and
Rail-Trail | tourmorgantown.com/eat
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Tee up at one of seven 18-hole
golf courses | tourmorgantown.
com/sports/golf-courses-inmorgantown-wv
Try cosmic bowling at Suburban
Lanes | www.suburbanlanes.com
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Buy fresh, local produce at the
Farmers Market
| www.morgantownfarmers.org
Stop in at the Greatest
Generation WWII Museum
| http://www. rowlesburg.org/
greatestgeneration.html
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Bring the little ones to Kids’ Day
in downtown Morgantown and
the Wharf District in July; more
than 60 scheduled events
| www.downtownmorgantown.
com/events
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Discover the story behind the
“Whiskey Stone” at the 1775 Forksof-Cheat Baptist Church cemetery
| www.interment.net/data/us/wv/
monongalia/forks_cheat
Get your fill of buckwheat cakes,
sausage, firemen’s parades and the
midway at the annual four-day
Preston County Buckwheat
Festival, starts the last Thursday
in September
| www.buckwheatfest.com
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Hike through the forest to the
historic Henry Clay Iron Furnace, a
30-foot pyramidal stone structure
(c. 1834) is all that remains of the
state’s smelting industry.
| www.coopersrockstateforest.com/
trails.html
Go antique-ing!
| www.tourmorgantown.
com/antiques
Enjoy the ducks at the
Star City Riverfront Park
| www.montrails.org/
maps.shtml
Take the kids to Spark!
Imagination and Science
Center at the Mountaineer
Mall | www.cdmwv.org
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Shop ‘til you drop at
University Towne Center,
Suncrest Towne Centre
and Morgantown Mall
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Stroll through the current art
exhibit at the Mesaros Galleries
at the WVU Creative Arts
Center | http://www.art.ccarts.
wvu.edu/mesaros_galleries
Enjoy a wine tour at Forks-ofCheat Winery
| www.wvwines.com
Visit the specialty shops at
Seneca Center, a restored glass
factory | www.senecacenter.com
Discover Art Is Food and Arts
Walk in October, the perfect
evening to sample food
from downtown and Wharf
District restaurants and view
handmade works of art from
the locals. | www.downtownmorgantown.com
Get a taste of Broadway with the
WV Public Theatre
| www.wvpublictheatre.com
Create a custom piece of pottery
at Zenclay | www.zenclaypottery.com
Reflect from one of six pews inside
“Our Lady of the Pines,” the
smallest church in 48 states |
www.roadsideamerica.
com/story/2438
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Climb to the
site of a
strategic Civil War
battle, Cannon Hill,
Rowlesburg | www.
rowlesburg.org/
cannon.html
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Remember Pearl
Harbor at the USS
WV Mast and memorial, Oglebay Plaza, WVU
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Check out the featured artist at the MAC Benedum Gallery | http://www.
monartscenter.com/archives/
category/ benedum-gallery
Take your best friend to Stanley’s
Spot Dog Park | www.boparc.org/
stanleys-spot-dog-park.html
Get your ticket to entertainment
from the WVU Art Series
| www.events.wvu.edu/index.shtml
Experience the exhilarating beauty
of mountain landscapes and hear
from the world’s top adventurers
at the Banff Mountain Film Festival
at the Met Theatre in April | www.
banffcentre.ca/mountainculture/tour
Visit the Suri Alpaca and
Wensleydale Sheep at the Crimson
Shamrock Ranch in Eglon
| www.crimsonshamrockalpacas.com
See a great example of grist and
roller equipment at the restored
1864 Easton Roller Mill Museum
| www.historicalmills.blogspot.
com/2008/09/easton-roller-mill.html
Check out the activities at Mylan
Park, Greater Morgantown’s
recreational crown jewel
| www.mylanpark.com/events
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Walk through nature
and enjoy beautifully
landscaped gardens along
trails that weave from bright
meadows into cool, shaded
woodlands at the West
Virginia Botanic Garden
| www.wvbg.org
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Tour the B&O
Railroad
Museum in Rowlesburg
| www.borail.org
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Try cool brews at
one of our
local brew pubs for a
taste of local ales. | www.
tourmorgantown.com/eat/
breweries
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Bring the family to SoulFuel, a
Christian music festival in July. | www.soulfuelwv.com
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Drive across Dent’s Run Covered
Bridge (c. 1889) in Morgantown
| www.waymarking.com/waymarks/
WMQV0_Dents_Run_Covered_Bridge
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Discover Terra Alta’s Americana
Museum, an old fashioned doctor’s
office, country store, carriage
house, and blacksmith shop
| www.westvirginia.com/
mountaineer/history.cfm
Pitch your tent at Sands Springs
Campground, just minutes from
Coopers Rock
| www.sandspringscampground.com
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Enjoy the Wild Warrior Challenge at
Mylan Park in April
| www.wildwarriorschallenge.com
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Fish the bass, walleye and catfish in
the backwaters of Cheat Lake from
the Rail-Trail
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Climb Sky Rock at Dorsey’s Knob for
a 360 degree panoramic view of the
area | www.boparc.org/dorseysknob-park.html
Take a tour of the WVU Farm
| www.davis.wvu.edu
Drive to Cool Springs, a Rt. 50
roadside attraction that includes an
old steam engine, old fashioned
cooking and a true general store | www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/7640
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Cool off at a public pool
| www.boparc.org
Enjoy music in the park all summer
long at Chestnut Ridge Park with
the Summer Concert Series.
| chestnutridgepark.com
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Find everything there is to know
about the historic hot spot, Mario’s
Fishbowl . . . from the frosty
fishbowls of beer to the delicious
sandwiches and award-winning
chicken wings. | www.mariosfishbowl.com
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Rent a boat or jet ski for a day
on Cheat Lake at Sunset Beach
Marina | www.sunsetbeachmarina.com
Grab a seat at the Monongalia
County Ballpark and watch
America’s favorite pastime with
the WV Black Bears, a minor league
baseball team in the New York Penn
League and an affiliate of the
Pittsburgh Pirates
| www.WestVirginiaBlackbears.com
Buy a West Virginia University
souvenir at a campus store,
Mountaineer Zone, Mountaineer
Nation, or The Book Exchange
Discover tools, medicines and
furnishings of a typical 19th century
drugstore at the Cook-Hayman
Pharmacy Museum at the WVU
School of Pharmacy | pharmacy.hsc.
wvu.edu/about-the-sop/cookhayman-pharmacy-museum
Browse the valuable, insightful WV
Collection at the West Virginia
University Library | www.libraries.
wvu.edu/wvcollection
Skateboard at Marilla Skate Park
| boparc.org/marilla-skate-park.html
Take in a movie! There are 27
commercial screens in Morgantown!
Hike to the Coopers Rock overlook, a
1,200’ drop to the mile-wide gorge
below | coopersrockstateforest.com
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Love macaroni and cheese? Come
to the Motown Mac n’ Cheese
Cookoff in August. | www.motownmacncheese.com
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Don’t miss the lighting of WVU’s
Woodburn Hall for Christmas
| http://alumni.wvu.edu/traditions/
woodburn_lighting
Enjoy the ancient sport of Irish Road
Bowling at Coopers Rock in May | http://wvirishroadbowling.
com/2011_schedule_.html
Run through rainbows at Color Me
Rad, held in the fall
| www.colormerad.com
Tailgate at Milan Puskar Stadium
during the WVU Mountaineer
Football season
| www.wvusports.com
Create one-of-a-kind jewelry at the
Silver Pennies Jewelry Design Co.
| http://www.downtownmorgantown.
com/shopping
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Become enlightened at the Festival
of Ideas; each February through April
a diverse cast of internationally
noted innovators, thought leaders,
and experts visit the WVU campus
| http://festivalofideas.wvu.edu
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Witness the Civil War
reenactment in May at
Rowlesburg | www.rowlesburg.
org/reenactment.html
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Relax and get a massage at one of
Morgantown’s renowned spas
| www.mountainlair.com/
MarketPlace/PersonalCare
“Catch” the Cabela’s KingKat
Fishing Tournament and free Kid’s
Fishing Rodeo held each May
| www.tourmorgantown.com/
events/cabelas-king-kattournament
Taste the good stuff, downtown
Morgantown and the historic
Wharf District merchants celebrate
Chocolate Lovers’ Day each April
| http://www.tourmorgantown.
com/events/chocolate-lovers-day
Celebrate America in Morgantown
with music, a parade, contests and
ending with a fabulous fireworks
display over the Monongahela
River on July 4th
| www.morgantownwv.gov
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Stop in at the Blue Moose Cafe, 123
Pleasant Street and Main Stage
Morgantown for live entertainment
Spelunkers, go wild caving with
Cheat River Outfitters
| www.cheatriveroutfitters.com
Make plans to be in downtown
Morgantown for the WVU
homecoming parade
| http://homecoming.wvu.edu
Take in a cutting horse show or
tractor pull at the WVU Farm
Reedsville
| http://ext.wvu.edu/agriculture/
wvu_reedsville_farm
mountain biking at Big Bear
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some quality family time
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together on a scenic trip through the
flat waters of the Big Sandy River at
Padlz Canoe and Kayak Rentals
| www.padlz.com
Join in the Annual Cheat River
102 Festival,
a celebration in May to
advance watershed projects,
includes music, arts and food
| www.cheatfest.org
Schedule WVU facilities and campus
tours with the WVU Visitors
Resource Center | www.visit.wvu.edu
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Walk the Rail-Trail and stop by the
JFK Memorial | www.starcitywv.com
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Spend a weekend in September at
the Wine & Jazz Festival
| www.wvwineandjazz.com
Step back to another time
and visit the 13
communities that were
put together as coal
camps when the boom
attracted men from 19
countries to work the
mines | www.facebook.
com/ScottsRunMuseum
Enjoy a local performance by
Morgantown’s Community Theater
groups | www.morgantowntheatre
company.org/dynamic
Join 40,000 hawgs for Mountainfest,
Morgantown’s annual motorcycle
rally in July
| www.wvmountainfest.com
See artifacts and samples of
the famous Seneca Glass at The Old
Morgantown Glass Collectors’ Guild
Glass Museum at Seneca Center
| www.oldmorgantown.org
Greater Morgantown
Convention and Visitors
Bureau
Downtown Morgantown
Visitors’ Center
Preston County
Visitors’ Center
341 Chaplin Road, 1st Floor
Morgantown, WV 26501
201 High Street #2,
Morgantown, WV 26505
137 South Price Street
Kingwood, WV 26537