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Beyond beaches and national parks, travelers will likely explore other parts of the U.S. that may have been overlooked in the past. “We’ve seen a rise in road trips throughout the U.S. and project that this pattern will continue,” Be said. “An outdoor, domestic focus like a Sedona girls trip or a long romantic weekend in San Luis…

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV (WVNS) — Construction for the Schoolhouse Hotel is underway in Greenbrier County. U.S. Senator Joe Manchin took a tour of the hotel to see construction and the progress of economic revitalization in White Sulphur Springs. Manchin said bringing development and tourism opportunities to small communities will only benefit the Mountain State.…

Thanks to its newest national park, West Virginia is trending as one of the best places to go with kids in 2022. But no conversation about the Mountain State would be complete without mentioning The Schoolhouse Hotel, a converted turn-of-the-century high school that’s now a boutique hotel with fun nods to its storied past. The schoolhouse theme is particularly…

When the brand new White Sulphur Springs High School first opened its doors back in 1912, supporters saw it as a project that “elevates the tone of a community,” according to news reports at the time. Today, more than a century later, that’s exactly what developers hope it will do again, when the doors to…

Our collective obsession with the outdoors this past year turned out to be fortuitous timing for West Virginia: Last December’s $2.3 trillion stimulus package redesignated the New River Gorge as America’s newest—and the state’s first—national park and preserve in an effort to promote tourism. Comprising some 73,000 acres, the park features 1,000-foot-high sandstone cliffs for climbing, 53…