New River-Greenbrier Valley

Start your stay at The Resort at Glade Springs, where you can enjoy the resort’s many amenities including golf, spa services and several dining options. If you’re planning a winter visit, head over to Winterplace Ski Resort and spend the day skiing and snow tubing. This area is also full of beautiful state parks with lush forests and miles of scenic hiking trails.

Get your shopping fix at Tamarack: The Best of West Virginia. Located conveniently off I-64, the arts center showcases West Virginia-made work, from clothing and jewelry to paintings and pottery, and even food products. You’ll want to grab lunch at Tamarack’s award-winning food court, where the menu features mouth-watering fare like fried green tomato BLTs and West Virginia pan-fried rainbow trout. While in the area visit the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine, where you can tour a real underground coal mine and visit an early 20th-century coal camp.

Burn off all those calories from the previous day with a thrilling whitewater rafting trip on the New River. (Bonus: Most day trips include lunch!) Outfitters like ACE Adventure Resort, Adventure’s on the Gorge and River Expeditions make your whitewater excursion a breeze with their guided trips. No visit to this region is complete without a stop at the iconic New River Gorge Bridge, one of the world’s longest single-span arches.

Drive to Lewisburg, “America’s Coolest Small Town,” where boutique stores and art galleries line the town’s quiet streets. But don’t let its modest size fool you: Lewisburg has its very own Carnegie Hall. Take in a show, but you’ll want to enjoy the eclectic cuisine at The French Goat before curtain time. End your night with a stay at a local bed and breakfast like the Edgarton Inn Bed and Breakfast.

Wrap up your trip with a bike ride on the scenic Greenbrier River Rail Trail or, if the weather’s too hot, take a cooling tube ride on the Greenbrier River. Area outfitters offer bike and tube rentals and shuttle service. Quench your post-ride thirst at Greenbrier Valley Brewing in Maxwelton, where you can schedule tastings and tours by appointment.