The 25 Best Roadside Attractions in West Virginia
Ranked by Roadtrippi users — the people who've actually been there. Updated June 2026. Roadtrippi catalogs 176 roadside attractions in West Virginia.
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1. First Amputation of the Civil War
Philippi, WV
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2. Alderson Lion, Made of Junk
Alderson, WV
Sculpture fashioned from scrap metal by artist Michael Loop celebrates a rescued circus lion that roamed the streets of Alderson freely in the 1890s.
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3. Western Mini-Town Display
Huntersville, WV
Unattended collection of frontier town building facades and a few cut-out inhabitants. A skeleton plays guitar outside the jail.
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4. Hidden Figures: Katherine Johnson
Institute, WV
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5. Reproduction Stockade Fort
Point Pleasant, WV
A full size replica of Fort Randolph, a stockade fort from the 18th century. This one was built in 1974.
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6. Mystery Hole
Ansted, WV
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7. First Summer Presidential White House
White Sulphur Springs, WV
Some of the worst Presidents in American history used this "cottage" as their summer getaway.
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8. Marble Maker Sam Hogue
Ellenboro, WV
Sam Hogue crafts large glass marbles and often demonstrates his "crystal creation" techniques to visitors.
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9. Pink and Green Giraffe
Huntington, WV
A tall giraffe statue painted pink and green seemed to be associated with a car sales lot and storage facility next to it. Toppled by a storm in March 2023; back up by May 2024.
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10. Pink Elephant
Barboursville, WV
This life-sized fiberglass elephant may remember its original purpose, but no one else seems to.
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11. Apple Time Capsule
Martinsburg, WV
A large apple sculpture is also a time capsule that was installed by the local Jaycees in 1990, not to be peeled open until 2040.
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12. Kruger Street Toy and Train Museum
Wheeling, WV
Former school building houses nearly a half-million old toys, including a trippy black light room with a K-Land Knex miniature amusement park. Open since 1998.
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13. Shoney's Big Boy Museum
Charleston, WV
Outdoor mini-exhibit on 1947 founding of a fast food chain. The historical plaque credits Alex Schoenbaum with starting what became Shoney's Big Boy as the Parkette Drive-In here. He expanded his Shoney's chain over 40 years to include 1,900 restaurants.
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14. McColloch's Leap Monument
Wheeling, WV
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15. Monument to James Rumsey, Father of Steam
Shepherdstown, WV
James Rumsey invented the steam boat, and all he got was a towering monument in an obscure park.
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16. Smallest Mailing Office - Post Office
Silver Lake, WV
The tiny Silver Lake post office -- or mailing office -- is right next to Our Lady of the Pines, Smallest Church in 48 States. Both were teensy stars of boastful post cards.
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17. 1920s Gas Station
Berkeley Springs, WV
A shell of the original small building, currently under restoration. Part of a 1920s motor court; some of the old tourist cabins may still be on the property.
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18. Giant Coal Miner: Charlie
Shinnston, WV
21.5 feet tall, made out of hot water tanks. Carries a lunch pail and wears a helmet with a working light. Built by retired coal miner Bryan "Jimmy" Davis, who died exactly 22 years after it was unveiled on September 25, 1999.
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19. Silver Bridge Disaster Memorial
Point Pleasant, WV
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20. John Henry Statue
Talcott, WV
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21. Flatwoods Monster Sign
Flatwoods, WV
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22. Home of the Millionaires
Bramwell, WV
Once the richest town in the United States in terms of millionaires per capita. Built as a private town for coal barons.
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23. Greenbrier Ghost Trial Marker
Smoot, WV
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24. Appalachian Oddities
Weston, WV
An oddities shop as well as "Odd Lands," an walk-through attraction featuring original characters rooted in Appalachian folklore, cryptids, and the unexplained.
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25. Circus and Carnival Mini-Museum (Closed)
Moundsville, WV
An English phone booth and elephant head decorate the front of the ice cream shop building; inside are items from amusement parks. The small museum of circus and carnival items is upstairs.
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