List of museums in West Virginia

This list of museums in West Virginia encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

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Name Town/City Region Type Summary
Adaland Mansion Philippi Mountaineer Country Historic house website, 1870 period mansion
Adam Stephen House Martinsburg Eastern Panhandle Historic house website, also known as General Adam Stephen House, located next to Triple Brick Museum
African-American Heritage Family Museum Ansted New River/Greenbier River Valleys African American
Alexander Campbell Mansion Bethany Northern Panhandle Historic house Operated by Bethany College, early 19th century period home of college founder Alexander Campbell
Anna Jarvis Birthplace Museum Webster Mountaineer Country Historic house website, home of Anna Jarvis, founder of the Mother's Day holiday
Ansted Culture and Heritage Museum Ansted New River/Greenbier River Valleys Local history information, information
Antioch Baptist Church Museum Ansted New River/Greenbier River Valleys Local history information, information, information, scroll to listing
Art Museum of West Virginia University Morgantown Mountaineer Country Art website, part of West Virginia University, planned museum scheduled to open in summer 2013
The Arts Centre Martinsburg Eastern Panhandle Art website, includes exhibit gallery
Aurora Area Museum Aurora Mountaineer Country Local history information
Avampato Discovery Museum Charleston Metro Valley Science Part of the Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia, science exhibits, art gallery and a planetarium
Babcock State Park Clifftop New River/Greenbier River Valleys Mill Includes Glades Creek Grist Mill
B & O Museum of Wheeling Wheeling Northern Panhandle Multiple website, part of West Virginia Northern Community College, exhibits include B & O Railroad memorabilia, Hazel-Atlas Glass Company pieces; also known as West Virginia Northern Community College Alumni Association Museum
Barbour County Historical Museum Philippi Mountaineer Country Local history website, exhibits include the mummified bodies of two female asylum inmates that were artificially preserved in 1888
Beauchamp-Newman Museum Elizabeth Mid-Ohio Valley Local history Museums USA: Beauchamp-Newman Museum, Elizabeth, West Virginia
Beckley Exhibition Mine Beckley New River/Greenbier River Valleys Mining information, coal mine town, mine and museum, also Youth Museum of Southern WV
Belle Boyd House Martinsburg Eastern Panhandle Local history website, operated by the Berkeley County Historical Society, family home of Civil War spy Belle Boyd
Beverly Heritage Center Beverly Potomac Highlands Local history website
Bice-Ferguson Memorial Museum Shinnston Mountaineer Country Local history information, information, exhibits include period room displays and antique telephones
Birke Art Gallery Huntington Metro Valley Art website, part of Marshall University
Blenko Glass Visitor Center and Museum Milton Metro Valley Decorative arts Visitor center includes museum
Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park Parkersburg Mid-Ohio Valley Local history Includes Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History and rebuilt early 19th century Blennerhassett Mansion on the island
Bluestone Wildlife Museum Hinton New River/Greenbier River Valleys Natural history information, information
Brooke County Historical Museum Wellsburg Northern Panhandle Local history website
Buddy's Country Store & Museum Bluewell Southern History information, historic coal camp company store
Bulltown Historic Area Bulltown Mountain Lakes Military
Caboose Museum Mullens Southern Local history information
Campbell-Flannagan-Murrell House Museum Hinton New River/Greenbier River Valleys Historic house website, information
Canyon Rim Visitor's Center Fayetteville New River/Greenbier River Valleys Local history website, one of three visitor centers for New River Gorge National River, area cultural and natural history
Capon Bridge Museum Capon Bridge Potomac Highlands Local history website
Carnegie Hall, Inc. Lewisburg New River/Greenbier River Valleys Art Regional cultural center with three fine art exhibit galleries
Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park Summersville Mountain Lakes Historic house 1850s Patterson House Museum includes artifacts from the Battle of Carnifex Ferry
Cass Scenic Railroad State Park Cass Potomac Highlands Railroad Includes heritage railroad, museum, train shops, recreated 1940s logging camp, model railroads
Cedar Creek State Park Glenville Mountain Lakes School Includes the Pine Run One Room School
Ceredo Museum Ceredo Metro Valley Local history website,
Chief Logan State Park Logan Metro Valley Multiple Includes Museum in the Park with changing art and history exhibits
Children's Museum of the Ohio Valley Wheeling Northern Panhandle Children's website
C & O Depot Museum St. Albans Metro Valley Railroad website
Coal Heritage Museum Madison Metro Valley Mining website, operated by the Bituminous Coal Heritage Foundation, heritage of area coal fields industry
Contentment Historical Complex Ansted New River/Greenbier River Valleys Historic house Mid-19th century period home of Civil War Col. George Imboden, schoolhouse, museum of historic household and cultural artifacts
Cook-Hayman Pharmacy Museum Morgantown Mountaineer Country Medical website, information, part of West Virginia University Medical Center, historic pharmacy display open by appointment
Country Store and Museum Glenville Mountain Lakes History website
Craik-Patton House Charleston Metro Valley Historic house Mid-19th century period home
Daughters of the American Revolution Toll House Museum Barboursville Metro Valley Local history information, information
Davis History House Romney Potomac Highlands Historic house website, operated by the Hampshire County Public Library, 19th century log house
Daywood Gallery Philippi Mountaineer Country Art website, part of Alderson-Broaddus College
Doddridge County Museum West Union Mountaineer Country Local history website
Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park Hillsboro Potomac Highlands Military Includes museum with history and artifacts from the American Civil War battle fought at the site
Eckhart House Wheeling Northern Panhandle Historic house website, Victorian period house
Fayette County Historical Society Museum Hico New River/Greenbier River Valleys Local history information, scroll to listing, located in the former jail
Fenton Art Glass Museum Williamstown Mid-Ohio Valley Art website
Fort Edwards Capon Bridge Potomac Highlands History website, visitor center museum exhibits about the 18th century frontier fort and the French and Indian War
Fort New Salem Salem Mountaineer Country Open air 19th century log structures
Fostoria Glass Museum Moundsville Northern Panhandle Decorative arts website, pieces produced by the Fostoria Glass Company
Gauley Bridge Historical Museum Gauley Bridge New River/Greenbier River Valleys Local history information, scroll to listing
Gorby's Vintage Instrument Museum South Charleston Metro Valley Music website, open by appointment, includes rare and exotic string, woodwind, brass and other instruments
Grafton B & O Railroad Heritage Center Grafton Mountaineer Country Railroad website
Graham House Lowell New River/Greenbier River Valleys Historic house 18th century house, includes Saunders One Room School House Museum
Greatest Generation Exhibit Rowlesburg Mountaineer Country Military website, World War II memorabilia and home life
Green Bank Science Center Green Bank Potomac Highlands Science website, interactive science exhibits and tours of the Green Bank Telescope
The Greenbrier - The Bunker White Sulphur Springs New River/Greenbier River Valleys Military 1950s secret emergency relocation center
The Greenbrier - Presidents' Cottage Museum White Sulphur Springs New River/Greenbier River Valleys History History of the Greenbrier and its presidential visitors
Greenbrier Military School Memorial Museum Lewisburg New River/Greenbier River Valleys Military website, information, history of the defunct Greenbrier Military School
Grave Creek Mound Moundsville Northern Panhandle Archaeology Includes the Delf Norona Museum with artifacts from the prehistoric mound
Hancock County Historical Museum New Cumberland Northern Panhandle Local history information
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Harpers Ferry Eastern Panhandle Multiple Includes many museums and historic sites
General Thomas M. Harris School Museum Harrisville Mid Ohio Valley Local history information operated by the Ritchie County Historical Society
Henry Cooper Log Cabin Museum Parkersburg Mid-Ohio Valley History information
Heritage Farm Museum and Village Huntington Metro Valley Open air website, includes Museum of Progress with home displays from 1850, 1900, to 1925, transportation museum and country store museum
Hinton Railroad Museum Hinton New River/Greenbier River Valleys Railroad information
Historic Shepherdstown Museum Shepherdstown Eastern Panhandle Local history website
History House Museum Terra Alta Mountaineer Country Local history information, information, operated by the Preston County Historical Society
Huntington Museum of Art Huntington Metro Valley Art
Huntington Railroad Museum (West Virginia) Huntington Metro Valley Railroad website, operated by the Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society
International Mother's Day Shrine Grafton Mountaineer Country History
Jackson's Mill Weston Mountain Lakes Open air Includes Jackson Family Mill Museum, Blaker Grist Mill, McWhorter Cabin, Mountain State Heritage Center and Mary Conrad Cabin
Jefferson County Museum Charles Town Eastern Panhandle Local history website
Jenkins Plantation Museum Lesage Metro Valley Historic house website, home of Confederate Brigadier General Albert Gallatin Jenkins
John Brown Wax Museum Harpers Ferry Eastern Panhandle Wax website
Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum Wheeling Northern Panhandle Toy website, includes toys, model trains, and a scale model of downtown Wheeling
Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin Lost River State Park, near Mathias Potomac Highlands Local history Property administered by the State of West Virginia
Lemuel Chenoweth House & Museum Beverly Mountaineer Country Historic house website, mid-19th century period house
Lost River Artisans Cooperative and Museum Lost River Eastern Panhandle Local history website, includes furniture, tools, textiles, photographs
Lost World Caverns Lewisburg New River/Greenbier River Valleys Natural history Includes cave tours and museum with fossils, rocks and minerals
Madie Carroll House Huntington Metro Valley Historic house website, 19th century period house
Mansion House Museum Point Pleasant Metro Valley Historic house Located in Tu-Endie-Wei State Park
Marion County Historical Society Museum Fairmont Mountaineer Country Local history website
Marshall County Historical Society Museum Moundsville Northern Panhandle Local history website, information
Matewan Depot Matewan Metro Valley Local history website
Mercer County War Museum Princeton New River/Greenbier River Valleys Military information, also known as Those Who Served Museum
Mesaros Galleries Morgantown Mountaineer Country Art website, part of West Virginia University
Monongalia Arts Center Morgantown Mountaineer Country Art Art and culture center with two galleries
Monroe County Historical Society Museum Union New River/Greenbier River Valleys Local history website
Morgan’s Kitchen Plantation Museum St. Albans Metro Valley Historic house information
Morgantown History Museum Morgantown Mountaineer Country Local history website
Mothman Museum Point Pleasant Metro Valley Media website, museum about the book and movie The Mothman Prophecies
Mountaineer Military Museum Weston Mountain Lakes Military website
Museum of Radio and Technology Huntington Metro Valley Technology Historic radios and equipment
Museum of the Berkeley Springs Berkeley Springs Eastern Panhandle Local history Located in Berkeley Springs State Park
Museums of Oglebay Institute Wheeling Northern Panhandle Multiple Mansion Museum - 1900 mansion with decorative furnishings and local history exhibits, and the Glass Museum with Wheeling glass and china
New Deal Homestead Museum Arthurdale Mountaineer Country Multiple website, local history of this Depression-era project, period displays, art
New Era School Museum Mineral Wells School website, 1884 one room school
North House Museum Lewisburg New River/Greenbier River Valleys Multiple website, operated by the Greenbrier Historical Society, decorative arts and local history
Official Marx Toy Museum Glen Dale Northern Panhandle Toy website, toys produced by Louis Marx and Company
Oglebay Institute’s Stifel Fine Arts Center Wheeling Northern Panhandle Art Performing and visual arts center
Oil & Gas Museum Parkersburg Mid-Ohio Valley Industry website, oil and gas industry in West Virginia and Ohio
Old Mill at Harman Harman Potomac Highlands Working mill museum website
Old Morgantown Glass Collectors' Guild Glass Museum Morgantown Mountaineer Country Art website, decorative glass pieces
Old Stone House Museum Pennsboro Mid-Ohio Valley Local history website, operated by the Ritchie County Historical Society
Parkersburg Art Center Parkersburg Mid-Ohio Valley Art website
Pearl S. Buck Birthplace Hillsboro Potomac Highlands Biographical 1892 period home of writer Pearl S. Buck
Pocahontas County Historical Society Museum Marlinton Potomac Highlands Local history information
Pennsboro B&O Depot Pennsboro Mid-Ohio Valley Railroad history Ritchie County Chamber of Commerce, operated by the Ritchie County Historical Society
Point Pleasant River Museum Point Pleasant Metro Valley Maritime website, river life and commercial enterprise on the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers, including great floods, boat construction, sternwheel steamers, river disasters, river industry, contribution to World War II, a full scale pilot house simulator, 2400 GAL native fish aquarium and a research library
Prabhupada's Palace of Gold New Vrindaban Northern Panhandle Religious Memorial shrine built by Hare Krishna devotees for their spiritual master, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Prickett's Fort State Park Fairmont Mountaineer Country Living Reconstructed 1770s log fort with seasonal 18th century living history demonstrations and the 19th century Job Prickett House
Princeton Railroad Museum Princeton New River/Greenbier River Valleys Railroad website
Raleigh County Veterans Museum Beckley New River/Greenbier River Valleys Military website
Z. D. Ramsdell House Ceredo Metro Valley Historic house museum West Virginia Department of Commerce: Z. D. Ramsdell House
Randolph County Museum Beverly Mountaineer Country Local history website
Rehoboth Church and Museum Union New River/Greenbier River Valleys Religious 1780s log-cabin style church and adjacent museum, heritage landmark of the United Methodist Church
Rich Mountain Visitors Center Beverly Mountaineer Country Local history website, exhibits about the Battle of Rich Mountain site, historic Beverly, and the Staunton and Parkersburg Turnpike; located in a building used as a headquarters by Major General George B. McClellan
Royce J. and Caroline B. Watts Museum Morgantown Mountaineer Country Industry, History social, cultural, and technological history of the coal, oil and natural gas industries, part of West Virginia University, website
St. George Academy St. George Mountaineer Country Local history listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Samuel Shrewsbury, Sr. House Belle Metro Valley Historic house Owned by the Belle Historical Restoration Society, Inc., early 19th century period house and local history museum
Sandstone Visitor's Center Sandstone Southern Local history website, one of three visitor centers for New River Gorge National River, area cultural and natural history of the river and its watershed
Scott's Run Museum Osage Mountaineer Country Local history website
Seneca Rocks Discovery Center Seneca Rocks Eastern Panhandle Multiple website, natural and local history, includes the mid-19th century period Sites Homestead
South Charleston Museum South Charleston Metro Valley Multiple information, local history, culture and art exhibits
Swiger Run History Center & Museum Doddridge County Mountaineer Country Local history website
Taggart Hall Civil War Museum Romney Potomac Highlands Local history Includes Civil War memorabilia and Fenton glass
Thurmond Depot Visitor's Center Thurmond Southern Local history One of three visitor centers for New River Gorge National River
Top Kick's Military Museum Petersburg Potomac Highlands Military website
Triple Brick Museum Martinsburg Eastern Panhandle Local history website, located next to Adam Stephen House
Twin Falls Resort State Park Mullens New River/Greenbier River Valleys Farm Includes a nature center and Bowers Ridge Pioneer Farm, a restored 1830s mountain homestead working farm
Tyler County Museum Middlebourne Local history website, operated by the Tyler County Heritage and Historical Society
Upshur County History Center Buckhannon Mountain Lakes Local history website, operated by the Upshur County Historical Society
Veterans Museum of Mid Ohio Valley Parkersburg Mid-Ohio Valley Military website
Veterans Museum of Southern West Virginia Hinton New River/Greenbier River Valleys Military information
Victorian Wheeling Landmarks Foundation Wheeling Northern Panhandle Historic house website, provides guided tours of the Victorian period Hess House, John List House and Hazlett-Fields House
Watters Smith Memorial State Park Lost Creek Mountaineer Country Farm
Weirton Area Museum and Cultural Center Weirton Northern Panhandle Local history website
West Augusta Historical Society Museum Mannington Mountaineer Country Local history information, information
West Virginia CCC Museum Harrison County Mountaineer Country History website, history of the Civilian Conservation Corps activities in WV
West Virginia Governor's Mansion Charleston Metro Valley Historic house
West Virginia Independence Hall Wheeling Northern Panhandle History History of statehood of West Virginia
West Virginia Museum of American Glass Weston Mountain Lakes Art website, website, decorative glass pieces created by area glass manufacturers, includes National Marble Museum
West Virginia Railroad Museum Elkins Potomac Highlands Railway Museum being planned
West Virginia State Capitol Charleston Metro Valley History
West Virginia State Cultural Center Charleston Metro Valley Multiple website, includes West Virginia's artistic, cultural and historic heritage; lower level i
West Virginia State Farm Museum Point Pleasant Metro Valley Farm website, buildings of historical value, log cabins and tools, early farmhouse and furnishing, machinery, an operational 19th century blacksmith shop, turn-of-the-20th-century doctor's and newspaper offices
West Virginia State Museum Charleston Metro Valley History website, currently closed for renovation
West Virginia State Penitentiary Moundsville Northern Panhandle Prison Former prison
Wheeling Artisan Center Wheeling Northern Panhandle Multiple website, includes Wymer's General Store Museum, art gallery and local history exhibits
Wheeling Historical Museum Wheeling Northern Panhandle Local history website, operated by the Wheeling Historical Society
Whipple Company Store & Museum Scarbro Southern History website, historic coal camp company store
Wildwood House Museum Beckley New River/Greenbier River Valleys History Historic house museum
Wiley Cabin & Museum Princeton New River/Greenbier River Valleys Local history information
Williamson Area Railroad Museum Williamson Metro Valley Railroad website
Wyoming County Historical Museum Oceana Southern Local history website
Youth Museum of Southern West Virginia Beckley New River/Greenbier River Valleys Children's information, part of Beckley Exhibition Mine

See also

Regions defined

The West Virginia Association of Museums has defined the following tourism regions of West Virginia"

Eastern Panhandle

Counties: Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan

Potomac Highlands

Counties: Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Randolph, Tucker

North-Central West Virginia

Counties: Barbour, Doddridge, Harrison, Marion, Monongalia, Preston, Taylor

Northern Panhandle

Region includes Wheeling and Moundsville. Counties: Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio, Tyler, Wetzel

Mountain Lakes

Counties: Braxton, Clay, Gilmer, Lewis, Nicholas, Upshur, Webster

Metro Valley

Region centered around Charleston and Huntington. Counties: Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, Mingo, Putnam, Wayne

Mid-Ohio Valley

Counties: Calhoun, Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt, Wood

New River/Greenbrier River Valleys

Includes most counties in Southern West Virginia. Counties: Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Raleigh, Summers, Wyoming

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