The Greenbrier
"A spring of sulphur water is at the center of the resort property. It issues forth below the green dome of the white-columned Springhouse that has been the symbol of The Greenbrier for generations. Beginning in 1778, people came to "take the waters" to restore their health. For the first one hundred and twenty-five years the resort was known by the name White Sulphur Springs. ...In the late 1950s the U.S. government approached The Greenbrier for assistance in the creation of an Emergency Relocation Center to house Congress in the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust. The classified, underground facility was built in conjunction with an above ground addition to the hotel, the West Virginia Wing, between 1959 and 1962."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_GreenbrierNew River Gorge Bridge
"The New River Gorge Bridge is a steel-arch bridge, near Fayetteville, West Virginia; with a length of 3030 feet (924 m), it was for many years the longest in the world of that type. "
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_River_Gorge_BridgeBlackwater Falls State Park
"Blackwater Falls State Park is located in the scenic Potomac Highlands of Tucker County, West Virginia. The park is named after the tannic acid darkened water that flows over the falls of the Blackwater River."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwater_Falls_State_ParkGreen Bank Telescope
"The Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT) is the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope. It is part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) at Green Bank, West Virginia (USA). The telescope honors the name of Senator Robert C. Byrd. "
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Bank_TelescopeSpruce Knob
"Spruce Knob ..is the highest point in the state of West Virginia, USA and the summit of Spruce Mountain, the tallest mountain in the Alleghenies. Spruce Knob is within the Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area, which in turn is part of Monongahela National Forest."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spruce_KnobSummersville Lake
"The lake was constructed between 1960 and 1966 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in order to control flooding along the Gauley River and the Kanawha River. "
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summersville_LakeMuseums of Oglebay Institute
"Period antiques, glittering glass treasures and fun heritage activities await visitors who stop and explore The Mansion Museum... Built in 1846 by Hanson Chapline, Oglebay Institute's Mansion Museum was originally an eight room farm house. "
http://www.oionline.com/museums/museums.htm