Visiting Wheeling in West Virginia

The city of Wheeling in West Virginia has a storied past. It became one of the wealthiest cities in the United States by the late19th and early 20th centuries with booming industries such as steel, glass, tobacco, and manufacturing. After the decline of large industries, the Great Depression and the Second World War, the city lost a lot of its population and wealth, and the effects of this period are still evident today. I spent a day visiting various sites in the city including a toy train museum, a glass museum, the Artisan Center, a cathedral, a couple of restaurants, an abandoned castle, and a cemetery. I also strolled by Wheeling’s beautiful Heritage Port riverside park next to the Ohio River and crossed the unique pedestrian bridge. As if this were not enough, our AirB&B was located on a farm with a hill that offered amazing sunrise and sunset vistas. It was a great and fun trip, and I am happy to share it with you in this video. I also hope to go back in the future, as there are other amazing places to visit in and around Wheeling. #traveladventures #travelideas #traveldestinations #travelinspiration #traveleducation #travelentertainment #westvirginia The music, “Backroads Country Music” by eekuPics55, is used under a pixabay content license. Visit my website: https://abediona.weebly.com Follow me on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/abediona.bsk... Video Chapters: 00:00 Preview 00:51 Intro 01:21 Sideling Hill 01:38 In West Virginia 02:46 Early in the Morning 03:30 Sunrise 04:22 Sarah's on Main 05:12 Toy & Train Museum 10:25 Cathedral of Saint Joseph 16:13 Artisan Center 19:39 Avenue Eats 19:06 Heritage Port 19:56 Suspension Bridge 21:20 Oglebay Glass Museum 25:20 Mount Wood Castle 27:47 Mount Wood Cemetery 29:34 Outro