The Wheeling National Heritage Area celebrates the city’s dramatic setting along the Ohio River, providing experiences in Victorian architecture, waterfront park development, historic city markets, renovated industrial buildings featuring retail shops, restaurants and interpretive exhibits, and West Virginia Independence Hall, the birthplace of the state of West Virginia during the Civil War.
Map of the U.S. National Heritage Areas. Published by the National Park Service (NPS).
https://www.nps.gov/whee/index.htm
The Wheeling National Heritage Area celebrates the city’s dramatic setting along the Ohio River, providing experiences in Victorian architecture, waterfront park development, historic city markets, renovated industrial buildings featuring retail shops, restaurants and interpretive exhibits, and West Virginia Independence Hall, the birthplace of the state of West Virginia during the Civil War.
We are located at 1400 Main Street, Wheeling, WV 26003.
Vintage Wheeling
Old photograph of downtown Wheeling
Downtown Wheeling in the bustling past.
Tourism and Community Character
National Heritage Areas directly use tourism as a tool to restore and preserve the historic and cultural features across nationally important landscapes.
historic homes, buildings, and trees reflecting in the river
Series: Tourism Stories
The National Park Service (NPS) has a long history of working in collaboration with the travel and tourism sector to manage responsible tourism that supports conservation and facilitates enjoyment of public lands. These stories are one of a series profiling success stories and case studies of NPS-tourism sector collaboration
stacked logs, revealing ring circles
