If you’d like a relaxed vacation close to home, this is the trip for you. None of these towns have more than 1000 residents, but they all have amazing things to see and do. Enjoy the small-town hospitality that is best found in West Virginia.
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- Thomas
Tip Top/Facebook Chartered in 1892, this small city has a population of 586. It’s home to many small businesses, like the popular Tip Top Coffee Shop.
The Purple Fiddle/Facebook The Purple Fiddle is also in Thomas, and hosts live music and has great food.
- Helvetia
Helvetia Public Library This tiny town has a population of just 59, mostly descended from Swiss immigrants.
Helvetia Hutte/Facebook If you’d like a small taste of Swiss culture, check out the Helvetia Hutte.
- Sutton
The Cafe Cimino Country Inn Sutton is the county seat of Braxton County. It was first settled in 1792, and now has a population of 994. The Cafe Cimino Country Inn is shown here.
The Cafe Cimino Country Inn The inn is part of the “slow food” movement, using local ingredients and making all dishes to order.
Braxton Convention and Visitors Bureau The property also has one of the Braxton County monster chairs, designed by the visitor’s center as a celebration of the area’s space monster legends.
US Army Corps Of Engineers The town also has a beautiful lake.
- Green Bank
WikiMedia Commons/NRAO/AUI Green Bank is the center of the National Radio Quiet Zone, so you can truly get away from it all here.
WikiMedia Commons/Geremia It is home to the Green Bank Telescope, the world’s largest fully steerable radio telescope, The Observatory is available for tours and family activities.
- Davis
Bright Morning Inn Davis is a small town of 600 people. The historic Bright Morning Inn is a bed and breakfast here.
Bright Morning Inn The breakfast is available to the public as well as the guests of the inn.
ForestWander Nature Photography, www.ForestWander.com Davis is also home to the amazing Blackwater Falls State Park.
the ice cream shop in Davis WV/Facebook You can end your trip on a sweet note: the Ice Cream Shop in Davis has incredible sundaes.
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Tip Top/Facebook
Chartered in 1892, this small city has a population of 586. It’s home to many small businesses, like the popular Tip Top Coffee Shop.
The Purple Fiddle/Facebook
The Purple Fiddle is also in Thomas, and hosts live music and has great food.
Helvetia Public Library
This tiny town has a population of just 59, mostly descended from Swiss immigrants.
Helvetia Hutte/Facebook
If you’d like a small taste of Swiss culture, check out the Helvetia Hutte.
The Cafe Cimino Country Inn
Sutton is the county seat of Braxton County. It was first settled in 1792, and now has a population of 994. The Cafe Cimino Country Inn is shown here.
The inn is part of the “slow food” movement, using local ingredients and making all dishes to order.
Braxton Convention and Visitors Bureau
The property also has one of the Braxton County monster chairs, designed by the visitor’s center as a celebration of the area’s space monster legends.
US Army Corps Of Engineers
The town also has a beautiful lake.
WikiMedia Commons/NRAO/AUI
Green Bank is the center of the National Radio Quiet Zone, so you can truly get away from it all here.
WikiMedia Commons/Geremia
It is home to the Green Bank Telescope, the world’s largest fully steerable radio telescope, The Observatory is available for tours and family activities.
Bright Morning Inn
Davis is a small town of 600 people. The historic Bright Morning Inn is a bed and breakfast here.
The breakfast is available to the public as well as the guests of the inn.
ForestWander Nature Photography, www.ForestWander.com
Davis is also home to the amazing Blackwater Falls State Park.
the ice cream shop in Davis WV/Facebook
You can end your trip on a sweet note: the Ice Cream Shop in Davis has incredible sundaes.
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