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The Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum, housed in a 1906 vintage restored Victorian era schoolhouse, features an impressive collection of thousands of toys and trains! See operating train layouts, dolls and dollhouses, toy soldiers, vehicles, farm toys, Western toys, space and cartoon toys, and much, much more! Guided tours are given, exhibits change frequently, fully handicapped accessible, plenty of free parking. The museum also features a unique gift shop.
[Allan Miller, 05/21/2003]Kruger Street Toy and Train Museum:- Address:
- 144 Kruger St., Wheeling, WV
- Directions:
- On Kruger St. just south of the Shriner statue, in the old Elm Grove Public School building.
- Hours:
- Jun-Dec daily 9-4, Jan-May F-Su 9-4 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 304-242-8133
- Admission:
- Adults $12, 4-17 $6, 65+ seniors $9
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
Wheeling Island is in the Ohio River between Wheeling, West Virginia, and Bridgeport, Ohio. It has been flooded many times over the years. A memorial that shows all of the floodwater levels was recently constructed on the southeast corner of Virginia and Penn Streets.
The most amazing flood level is the one for March 19, 1936 (noted on the wall as, "The Big One!"), which was 55.5 feet, reaching up to the second floor of buildings.
As you stand on the corner it's hard to imagine that this entire area was under that much water. The memorial was made from the bricks of the building that formerly stood at this location. The building also had the flood markings on it, but it was deemed unsafe and demolished a few years ago.
[signmanjoe, 01/13/2015]You may want to reconsider visiting this attraction during a rain storm.
Wheeling Island Flood Memorial Wall:- Address:
- Virginia St., Wheeling, WV
- Directions:
- From I-70 take the Wheeling Island, Zane St., or Casino exit (Different exit name and numbers depending on your travel direction). Turn south onto York St., then east onto Virginia St. The memorial is on the south side of Virginia St., just east of its intersection with S. Penn St.
- Admission:
- Free
There is a life-size elephant sculpture in downtown Wheeling.
[Justin, 11/07/2015]The 800-pound pachyderm, named "Bobo," is made of recycled restaurant equipment. It's a tribute to the time that a line of circus elephants was marched across the Wheeling Suspension Bridge in 1954.
Metal Elephant:- Address:
- 11th St., Wheeling, WV
- Directions:
- Downtown, at the corner of 11th and Main Sts, a block away from the Capitol Music Hall.
The Windmill Pub was reopened in 2017 with a repaired motor so that the blades would turn again. In 2021, with a tattered banner and broken "open" signs, it looks closed. But windmill buildings are always cool!
[Mike Gassmann, 11/27/2021]According to unverified local lore, the Windmill, along the old National Road, was built in 1917 as part of a gas station.
The Windmill:- Address:
- 510 Stone Blvd, Wheeling, WV
- Directions:
- North edge of the city, on the west side of Stone Blvd, just south of where it spilts with US-40/National Rd.
- Wheeling, West Virginia - McColloch's Leap Monument
Samuel McColloch leapt from a precipice (on his horse) in 1777 to escape an Indian war party. 1917 monument was moved across the road in 2023.
Roadsideamerica.com Report...
- Address:
- 113 National Rd, Wheeling, WV
- Directions:
- North edge of the city, at the intersection of US-40/National Rd, Stone Blvd, Pike St., and Mt Wood Rd. Park just up Mt Wood Rd, at the Mt Wood Overlook, then walk down to the monument.
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May 2015: Photo added.