Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near West Virginia

While in West Virginia, you might enjoy a visit to:

Named "Charlie," the giant miner statue is made of scrap metal, carries a lunch pail and wears a helmet with a working light. According to the nearby plaque, the memorial was erected in 1999 to honor coal miners.
~27 miles from Buckhannon.

Exhibit in an old church commemorates the first celebration of Mother's Day, which took place in Grafton in 1908.
~27 miles from Buckhannon.

Built and run by the Hare Krishnas, the Palace is an unexpected and majestic tourist attraction, reached at the end of four miles of serpentine road. Palace tour, gardens, statues, ambience of royal India.
~70 miles from Buckhannon.

A hilltop hunk of Christian iconography, courtesy of Methodist donations and the steel mills of western Pennsylvania.
~69 miles from Buckhannon.

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