Tourism

Hip Hop And Black Lung, Inside Appalachia

One of America’s greatest contributions to world culture … is hip hop. A new compilation documents what it sounds like across Appalachia.  Also people in the region love their local water sprin...

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Conserving W.Va. History, Joining A Silent Book Club And Celebrating Tourism, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, we spend some time in the Eastern Panhandle and learn about a new Battlefield Park, hear from a Harpers Ferry author and explore the unknown future of the John Brown Wax Museum. We also travel to Morgantown to experience a Silent Book Club, and then south to Logan County to check out the hopes riding on the inaugural Governor’s School for Tourism.

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New Aerial Tramway Coming To Fayette County Park Next Year

Construction is currently underway for a new aerial tram in Fayette County's Hawk's Nest State Park following the closure of its decades-old tram system in 2022.

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Tourism School Aims To Grow More Hospitality Workers, Entrepreneurs

The first ever Governor's School for Tourism wrapped up recently with high hopes that the 50 students will someday land jobs in West Virginia's tourism sector.

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