Region 6 - West Virginia Department of Commerce

DESCRIPTION: late-1800’s restored log barn w/three floors ofexhibits; a village includes a blacksmith shop, early arcade,soda fountain, miniature amusement park, and large O-scalemodel train layout; petting zoo; guided tours; meeting anddining facilities• HINTON RAILROAD MUSEUM206 Temple StreetHinton, WV 25951Region 4, Summers CountyMAIN: 304-466-1433FAX: 304-466-5420DESCRIPTION: museum filled with uniforms, artifacts from theearly days of the C&O Railway, model train exhibit, tools usedduring time of John Henry• THE ICE HOUSEP.O. Box 248Berkeley Springs, WV 25411Region 8, Morgan CountyPHONE: 304-258-2300EMAIL: info@macicehouse.orgWEBSITE: www.macicehouse.orgFACILITIES: Great Hall; performance theatre; three classrooms;office; darkroom; and gallery (the gallery, aka The IceHouse Co-Op, is run independently by a group of local artistsand features 20+ local artists in all media)• THE JENKINS PLANTATION MUSEUM8814 Ohio River RoadLesage, WV 25537Region 3, Cabell CountyMAIN: 304-762-1059FAX: 304-762-2567WEBSITE: www.wvculture.orgDESCRIPTION: listed on the National Register of HistoricPlaces, comprises more than 4,400 acres; guided tours into theagricultural history, plantation life of its citizens, and turbulenceof the Civil War• KRUGER STREET TOY & TRAIN MUSEUM144 Kruger StreetWheeling, WV 26003Region 1, Ohio CountyCONTACT: Allan Miller, Curator/OwnerMAIN: 304-242-8133FAX: 304-242-1925TOLL-FREE: 1-877-242-8133EMAIL: museum@toyandtrain.comWEBSITE: www.toyandtrain.comDESCRIPTION: collection of thousands of toys and train withoperating train layouts, frequently changing exhibits, gift shop;guided tours; housed in a restored 1906 Vintage Victorianschoolhouse (24,000 sq ft); former B&O Railroad caboose C-2019 on property• LOST WORLD CAVERNSHC, Box 308Lewisburg, WV 24901Region 4, Greenbrier CountyMAIN: 304-645-6677WEBSITE: www.lostworldcaverns.comDESCRIPTION: Self-guided and wild cave tours available. LostWorld Caverns Natural History Museum is open daily andincludes a gift shop featuring goods, minerals, replica fossils,and other items of geologic and scientific interest. Themuseum features the largest collection of dinosaur and fossilreplicas in West Virginia.• MARION COUNTY CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU110 Adams StreetFairmont, WV 26554Region 6, Marion CountyDAY: 304-368-1123TOLL-FREE: 800-834-7365FAX: 304-363-0480EMAIL: cvb@marioncvb.comWEBSITE: www.marioncvb.comDESCRIPTION: Regional bureau providing assistance inlodging, outdoor recreation, heritage sites, restaurants,shopping, and other services; attractions include Pricketts FortState Park, Valley Falls State Park, Round Barn, museums,country music shows, downtown historical district, FairmontState University• MARX TOY MUSEUM915 Second StreetMoundsville, WV 26041Region 1, Marshall CountyCONTACT: Francis TurnerMAIN: 304-845-6022EMAIL: museum@marxtoymuseum.comWEBSITE: www.marxtoymuseum.comDESCRIPTION: The Official Marx Toy Museum is dedicated topreserving the beauty and history of Marx Toys and is openThursday-Sunday, April-December.• MERCER COUNTY CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU500 Bland StreetBluefield, WV 24701Region 4, Mercer CountyDAY: 304-325-8668TOLL-FREE: 800-221-3206FAX: 304-324-8483EMAIL: info@mccvb.comWEBSITE: www.mccvb.comDESCRIPTION: Nestled along the foothills of the majestic EastRiver Mountain, the bureau provides assistance in lodging,outdoor recreation, site locations, restaurants, lodging,historical sites, scenic locations, guides, and many otherservices; attractions include the historic town of Bramwell,quaint antique shops, two major league-sponsored professionalbaseball teams, Princeton Railroad Museum, and several stateparks198