I stumbled on this place three years ago when I was visiting Marietta and took a drive into WV…read more The house is breathtaking from the outside. The admission fee of $10 is well worth the price when you consider what it takes to upkeep the house and all that is in it. The self-guided tour begins with a video of the history of the house. You can take as long as you want to walk around the house and then sit outside on the porch or walk around the grounds. The workers inside the house will tell you as much as they know. It's interesting to see that the items in the house are original to the house and NOT gotten from other homes or antique stores. This family saved everything from letters, to books to run the plantation, trinkets, toys, and furniture. Well worth a visit here. I especially enjoyed reading the few letters that they had copies for reading. I hope that they will eventually scan the letters and compile them for reading as they reveal history through the eyes of a family in a very troubled period of time.

I would highly recommend Black Cat Ghost Tours for anybody looking for a spooktacular history…read morelesson on beautiful Roscoe Village. Jess and Shawna took great care of us! You won't regret booking a tour with them!

I attended the opening night tour. It took a little over an hour and I learned new things about the…read morebuilding as early residents of Roscoe Village. It was fun walking through the village with lanterns to light our path.

So much history. Greg was our tour guide and he does an…read moreamazing job. He has a lot of knowledge about this place. We had a great time, we learned a lot. Although we didn't see any manifestations, but after seeing this place I can't imagine even they'd want to hang around. You won't be disappointed.

Awesome tour! I hope…read moreyou get Lee as a guide. He did a great job making the tour fun and educational. You get to the explore the north and south wings, cafeteria, rec yards, and the main entrance interior. He was great narrating about each area and also being open to answering any questions the group had. You even get a chance to be locked in a cell.

In Parkersburg wv they have a section that is full of very old houses. And they were owned…read morepreviously by the elite of the era. So I decided to check out the walking tour. Except it was snowing so I did a driving tour. I felt good enough about it. These hours are gorgeous. Some need to be fixed up. Others are beyond amazing. I highly recommend you checking this place off when you travel through. Only takes an hour to see these houses.

This amazing site is a testament to the ingenuity of the early occupants of North America. The…read moreNewark Octagon site is estimated to have been constructed 2000 years ago and is part of the Hopewell Earthworks. Today, the site is managed by the Ohio History Connection. Admission is free. The center was not open during our visit but access to the mounds with informational markers was welcome. Guests may walk on the lawns but not on the mounds. The site is composed of a 20 acre mounded circle connected to a 50 acre mounded octagon. The "avenue" between the two aligns with the Northernmost Moonrise, occurring once every 18.5 years. Construction is a marvel of astronomy, mathematics, engineering and unbelievable tenacity. I was humbled by the magnitude of the work. The site was formally part of a golf course, which fortunately preserved and maintained the integrity of the feature. The golf course, now gone, makes the site open to the public. Thank you to Ohio History Connection (and previous caretakers) for preserving the site and making access available to all. The site is proudly on the UMESCO World Heritage List. There is plenty of parking. The platform for viewing the mounds is a short walk across lawn and requires climbing of about a dozen steps. I didn't see other amenities Worth a visit.

SPECIAL NOTICE -- the Octagon Earthworks (mounds) are on the grounds of the private Moundbuilders…read moreCountry Club and are generally closed to the public. There is a small area with a viewing platform that IS OPEN to the public 365 days a year and -- from the viewing platform -- you can get a glimpse into the site. However, FOUR (4) times a year, the site is open to the public and you can actually get onto the golf course and walk among the mounds. The Ohio History Connection sponsors these 4 Open Houses (the last one for 2019 was October 13th) and has staff on-site to give talks about the earthworks and to led tours of the earthworks. We were thinking of visiting the Newark Earthworks earlier this week and were fortunate to discover that today was the last open house for the season. The view from the viewing platform is very limited. To really see these earthworks, you need to be here for one of the open houses. We went on one of the guided tours with an extremely knowledgeable young lady from the Ohio History Connection. During a 1-hour tour, she explained what they have been able to learn about the early American cultures and how there is a lot they still don't know. Despite the presence of a golf course among the earthworks, the site is still VERY IMPRESSIVE and is very much worth a visit. Check the Ohio History Connection's website for the dates of the open houses in 2020. One of the staff members at the site did indicate a special "3-hour" walking tour scheduled for November 2nd or 3rd -- again, check the website for details.

The Wheeling Food Tour llc won't disappoint. The owner has arranged a selection of walking tours…read moreto local restaurants with delicious samplings from each. Don't let the term 'sampling' fool you - we visited 6 establishments and had to ask for doggie bags from the last two. While walking the owner shared several historical facts about Wheeling. We enjoyed the food as well as the conversation and we're looking forward to returning for more of the tours in the future.

From the owner: We have partnered with Wheeling restaurants so that on the tour you sample what they want you to…read moretaste and then we move on. You get to try 6 spots in one meal!

Hop and stop is cool until you actually decide to hop. Who knows when the next time you will get…read morepicked up. We got off at n the South Side, so they were 20 Min late. We were ok with that. Then we got off again, they were 15 min early (from posted time). So we walked a couple of miles so we didn't just have to stand there. 20 min late again after getting here 20 min early so we wouldn't be left on the side of the road again. Ride at your own risk in terms of being flexible. On a positive point, the guys doing the narrative/guides were great! You pay extra for "hop and stop" the pick ups need to be a little more accurate. Don't tell us to be there 5 min early when you need to 25 min early and be willing to wait 25 min after scheduled pick ups.

DID YOU KNOW; Pittsburgh is known as the "City of Bridges" because it has 446 bridges which is more…read morethan Venice, Italy, or any other city in the world? The emoticon was invented in Pittsburgh in 1980 by Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist Scott Fahlman? The world's first T-rex skeleton is on display at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History? Pittsburgh has more days of rain and snow than Seattle, Washington? In 1920, 80% of the glass made in the United States came from Pittsburgh? That Pittsburgh is famous for its two inclined planes on Mount Washington (one being the Duquesne Incline) but at one point, there were as many as 15 inclines in the city? AND that they were built for the steel workers that lived on TOP of those inclines so the workers could make it to the factory (making a few bucks off them too)? Find out WHY the steelworkers lived on TOP of the incline! You can also take a deep dive into the lives of your steelworker ancestors -NOW- at the Heinz History Center. Did you know that 'The Silence Of The Lambs' was shot in Pittsburg? -Eww. Just eww- Do you think I just gave all the information away? I haven't even scratched the surface of what this tour offers you! I had NO IDEA Pittsburgh was SO INTERESTING! The company was unusually considerate and WAITED for us when we got stuck in traffic on our way there. Not long, but WHO DOES THIS? Our guide was so funny (family friendly humor), personable, entertaining, interesting and seemed like he sincerely enjoyed his job. We learned so much and got a wonderful tour of the city! We left feeling a newfound respect and appreciation for Pittsburgh after taking it. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!