Morgantown

By plane

• Morgantown Municipal AirportHas nonstop service from Baltimore, Maryland, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

• Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) is north of Morgantown, and has scheduled commercial service from many airports in the U.S. and other countries.

By car

Major routes in and out of Morgantown include:

• I-79, which runs in a north-south fashion through the eastern side of Morgantown
• I-68, which runs in an east-west fashion through the southern side of Morgantown
• WV 43, a section of the Mon-Fayette Expressway connecting the Morgantown area to Fayette County, Pennsylvania
• US 119, which runs in a north-south fashion through downtown
• US 19, which runs through downtown
• WV 7
• WV 705

Morgantown is:

• 77 miles (120 km) south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania;
• 385 miles (615 km) north of Charlotte, North Carolina;
• 528 miles (845 km) east of Chicago, Illinois;
• 218 miles (350 km) west of Washington, D.C.

By bus

• Megabus. Service from Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C. Buses stop at Mountaineer Station, 1112 Van Voorhis Road.

The PRT (Personal Rapid Transit) is a unique urban rail system that provides the primary mode of transportation for students, faculty, and staff of the university, and for residents of the Morgantown area. There are five station stops: Walnut, Beechurst, Engineering, Towers, and Medical. The PRTs transport between Downtown Morgantown, the WVU Downtown Campus, the Evansdale Campus and the Medical Center Complex. $0.50/ride; free with WVU ID.

• Regular hours (during school year): M-F 6:30AM-10:15PM, Sa 9:30-5PM. No Sunday service, unless the day before classes begin is a Sunday, in which case PRT runs on Saturday hours. No service on days when class is not in session. Extended hours for special events, most notably football and basketball games.
• Summer hours: M-F 6:30AM-6:15PM, Sa 9:30AM-5PM.

The Mountain Line is a public transit bus system providing service in and around the city of Morgantown. The service is free to students, with nominal fares for the public. The city of Morgantown subsidizes the bus system, making the fares very affordable.
Since a lot of recreational activities are available close to one another they are easily accessible by car and foot. There is no need to worry about parking. There are four parking garages with a total of 1,600 parking spots in Morgantown. They are at University Ave and Chestnut Street, Pleasant Street, Spruce Street and Wharf Street.

• Core Arboretum

  phone: +1 304 293-5201
  Monongahela Boulevard. Daily, dawn to dusk. 91 acres of forest with 3.5 miles of trails and 3 acres of lawns planted with specimen trees.

• Dorsey's KnobAn excellent view of the Rolling Hills of West Virginia at no cost.

Museums

• The Royce J. and Caroline B. Watts Museum

  phone: +1 304-293-4609
  address: 401 Evansdale Drive
  Mineral Resources Building Room 125. Dedicated to preserving the social, cultural, and technological history of the coal, oil and natural gas industries of the state of West Virginia.

• Cook-Hayman Pharmacy Museum

  phone: +1 304 293-5212
  address: 1132 Health Sciences North
  Built to resemble a 19th-century drugstore, the museum includes texts, medicines, furnishings, apothecary jars, mills, bottles, scales and other devices used by pharmacists over the past 100 years.

• Morgantown Glass Museum

  phone: +1 304-685-5760
  address: 1628 Mileground Road
  Displays thousands of glass pieces from the late 19th century to around 1980, made in factories of the Morgantown Glass Company, the Seneca Glass company and the Gentile Glass Company in the Morgantown area.

• Old Morgantown Glass Collector's Guild Glass Museum

  address: 709 Beechurst

• Scott's Run Museum

  phone: +304-599-1931
  Celebrating and preserving the history of coal and the coal boom area in Morgantown.

• Morgantown History Museum

  phone: +1 304-319-1800
  address: 175 Kirk St
  local and regional history

• West Virginia University's Creative Arts Center

  phone: +1 304-293-4841
  4 theatres and 1 performance hall. All exhibitions, lectures, and receptions are free and open to the public.

• Monongalia Arts Center

  phone: +1 304 292-3325
  address: 107 High Street
  A non-profit arts and culture center serving Monongalia County and surrounding areas. MAC offers classes in the visual and performing arts, and houses the Benedum Gallery, Davis Gallery, Tanner Theatre, and a gift shop featuring artwork by various local artists.

Spectator sports

• West Virginia Mountaineers

  address: WVU Coliseum, 3450 Jerry West Blvd. (between Blue and Gold Gate entrances)
  WVU sports teams are undoubtedly Morgantown's highest-profile attraction. The Mountaineers field teams in seven men's sports, 10 women's sports, and one coeducational sport (rifle shooting), mostly as members of the Big 12 Conference. As at most other big schools, the football and men's basketball teams are the biggest draws. Notably, when WVU fills Milan Puskar Stadium for football games, the stadium becomes the largest "city" in the state by a healthy margin. While a small number of WVU fans aren't totally friendly to opposing fans, violence is essentially nonexistent, and neutral visitors should have no trouble. Like the WVU campus, the school's main athletic venues are disjointed—the football stadium is at the Health Sciences campus; the WVU Coliseum (several indoor sports, most notably basketball) and some other venues are at the Evansdale campus; and the baseball stadium is at University Town Centre in Granville.

• West Virginia Black Bears

  phone: +1 304 293-7910
  address: Monongalia County Ballpark (University Town Centre, Granville)
  The Black Bears, which moved from Jamestown, New York, after the 2014 season, play in the New York–Penn League, a short-season Class A league, and share WVU's ballpark. The season runs from mid-June to early September.

Movie theaters

• Carmike Morgantown Mall 12

  address: 9540 Mall Road

• Hollywood Movie Theater

  address: 1001 Mountaineer Dr, Granville

Arts and entertainment

• West Virginia Public Theater

  phone: +1 304-291-4177
  address: 2 Waterfront Place
  For tickets call: +1 304-291-4122.

• Metropolitan Theater

  address: 369 High Street
  Performances of all kinds, including concerts, movies, shows, comedy.

• Arts Monongahela

  address: 201 High Street
  Works of local artists.

Outdoors

• BoparcRecreational activities. Includes parks, swimming, summer camps, trips, and other special events.

• Adventures on Magic RiverGuided historical kayak tours

• Cooper's Rock State ForestA West Virginia State Forest Managed cooperatively by WV State Parks and the WV Division of Forestry. Just outside Morgantown on the border of Monongalia and Preston counties.

• Dorsey's KnobAn excellent view of the Rolling Hills of West Virginia at no cost.

• Mon River/Decker's Creek/Caperton Trail48 miles (80 km) of trail for biking, walking, jogging. Converted from the former B&O Railroad.

• Mountaineer Golf and Country Club

  address: 212 Brand Road
  72 par, 18 holes. Open seven days a week, weather permitting. Pricing varies.

• Adventures Edge

  phone: +1 304-296-9007
  address: 131 Pleasant Street
  Clothing and apparel for any outdoor adventure.

• Appalachian Gallery

  address: 44 High Street
  Handcrafted works by artists and artisans in West Virginia and neighboring regions, including baskets, books, fabric art, folk toys, framed art, glass, jewellery, metal works, mosaics, music, pottery, thumb pianos, wildlife portraits and wooden items.

• Fig Leaf

  address: 491 High Street
  . Small boutique for women's clothing.

• Tanner's Alley Leather Shop

  address: 416 High Street
  Leather products including briefcases, luggage, handbags.

• The Book Exchange

  phone: +1 304-292-7354
  address: 152 Willey Street
  Campus store supplying textbooks, clothing, school merchandise and memorabilia.

• Old Stone House Gift Shop

  phone: +1 304-296-7825
  address: 313 Chestnut Street
  Historic building turned shop selling handcrafted goods and crafts.

Glass

The Morgantown area has been home to over 30 glass factories over the past 100 years, including Seneca Glass, Monongahela Valley Cut Glass, Mississippi Glass, Pressed Prism Glass, Beaumont Glass, and others. There are only two glass factories left in the area:

• Davis-Lynch Glass

  address: Boyers Avenue
  Most of their output is sold to lamp distributors, but some is offered for sale to the public at the L & G Lamp Shop.

• Gentile Glass

  address: 425 Industrial Avenue
  The only place in the Morgantown area where you can watch glass being worked.

• Seneca Center

  address: 709 Beechurst Avenue
  Offers a collection of vintage Morgantown Glass, among other things.

Malls

• Morgantown Mall

  address: 9500 Mall Road
  Over 80 shops and restaurants, including: Aeropostale, American Eagle, Bath & Body Works, Finishline, Forever 21, Gamestop, Gap, Hallmark, Hollister, JCPenney, Kay Jewelers, New York & Company, Pacific Sunwear, Payless, Radio Shack, Sears, Sepencer's, and Victoria's Secret.

• Mountaineer Mall

  address: 5000 Greenbag Road
  40 shops and restaurants.

• University Town Centre

  address: at Granville, 5001 University Towne Center Drive
  Stores include: Sally’s Beauty Supply, Maurice’s, Petco, TJ Maxx, Old Navy, Target, Giant Eagle, Goody's, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Best Buy, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Barnes & Noble, Sam's Club, Super Wal-Mart, Olive Garden, Cheddar's, Longhorn Steakhouse, Chili's, CiCi's Pizza, Evergreen Buffet. The development is also home to Monongalia County Ballpark, home to WVU baseball and the Black Bears.

• Black Bear Burritos

  phone: +1 304-296-8696
  address: 132 Pleasant Street
  Burritos of all ethnic cuisines, served in a unique Appalachian atmosphere.

• Boston Beanery Restaurant

  phone: +1 304-292-0165
  address: 321 High Street
  Catch the spirit of Old Boston! Salads, entrées, clam chowder and more available.

• Oliverio's Ristorante

  phone: +1 304-296-2565
  address: 52 Clay Street
  Tuscan-inspired cuisine

• Ali Baba

  phone: +1 304-292-4701
  address: Morgantown Airport (Hart Field), 110 Hart Field Road
  Mediterranean and American menu, lunch buffet. Quiet atmosphere, ample free parking.

• Yama Japanese Restaurant

  phone: +1 304-291-2456
  address: 387½ High St
  Authentic Japanese cuisine, including sushi.

• Blue Moose Cafe

  phone: +1 304-292-8999
  address: 248 Walnut Street
  Breakfast, lunch, and live entertainment.

• Chico's Fat Burritos

  phone: +1 304-241-4712
  address: 456 High Street
  California-style burritos and tacos.

• Tutto Gelato

  address: 461 High Street
  Gelatos, ice cream, and more sweet desserts.

• Sandwich U

  address: 236 Walnut St.
  King of the Fat Sandwich.

• Tin 202

  phone: +1 304-212-5863
  address: 202 High St
  Upscale restaurant and bar in downtown, serving up tapas, prime beef and well-made cocktails.

• Mountainlair Student Union

  phone: +1 304-293-2702
  address: 1550 University Avenue
  The Mountainlair, or "Lair", houses a convenience store and more than 10 eateries, some of which include: Burger King, Freshens, Quizno's, Hatfields, and Sbarro. The Mountainlair also has a bowling alley and billiard tables on the ground floor.

Because Morgantown is home to a major university, downtown Morgantown nightlife thrives for those in their twenties to early thirties. High Street is the main center for bar activity. Similar student activity can be found adjacent to the main WVU campus in "Sunnyside". Don't expect this to apply to the summer months, however.

• Forks of Cheat Winery

  address: 2811 Stewartstown Road
  Offering 29 white, red and fruit wines. Tours and tastings available, weather permitting.

• West Virginia Distilling Company

  address: 1425 Saratoga Avenue
  Suite C. The first distillery in West Virginia, offering fresh unaged clear corn whiskey aka Mountain Moonshine, and an oak-aged version.

Bars and pubs

• 4th & Goal

  phone: +1 304-225-2663
  address: 234 Walnut Street
  Weekly drink specials. Food, pool table, darts, beer pong. Inquire for private parties.

• The Backdoor Bar & Tavern

  phone: +1 304-292-5936
  address: 485 High Street
  Weekly drink specials including a happy hour buffet and live entertainment with karaoke.

• Lola's Cocktail Lounge

  phone: +1 304-225-LOLA
  address: 491 High Street
  Upscale cocktail lounge

• Mario's Fishbowl

  phone: +1 304 292-2511
  address: 704 Richwood Ave
  Morgantown's best known bar among students and alumni.

• McClafferty's Irish Pub

  phone: +1 304-292-1110
  address: 1301 University Ave
  Weekly drink specials. Food, darts, pool table, trivia.

• Richwood Grill

  address: 318 Richwood Avenue
  Local, organic dishes updated seasonally. Huge microbrew and liquor list.

• The Sports Page

  phone: +1 304-284-0996
  address: 325 High Street
  Happy hour everyday from 5PM-8PM. Weekly drink specials. Food, pool and foosball table, TV and dance floor.

• West Virginia Brewing Company

  phone: +1 304-292-6959
  address: 1291 University Avenue
  Brewing 24 beers, ales, stouts, bitters and lagers. Serves good pub food. Try Ned's Pale Ale and the Appalachian Ale. Catering and private parties available.

Clubs

• Bent Willey's

  phone: +1 304-292-9590
  address: 471 Chestnut Street
  Two-level night club with food, drinks, DJ, and deck. Nightly drink specials. Must be 21 years to enter.

• The Cellar

  phone: +1 304-284-9969
  address: 376 High Street
  Drink specials until midnight. Dance floor and DJ. 18 to enter, 21 to drink.

• de Lazy Lizard

  phone: +1 304-296-0004
  address: 345 High Street
  Two-level night club including eight bars, DJ, and dance floor. Weekly specials. Must be 21 years to enter.

• Karma Nightclub

  phone: +1 304-292-9593
  address: 335 High Street
  Dance club with bar; must be 18 to enter, 21 to drink.

• Ky's Lounge

  phone: +1 304-413-0214
  address: 491 High Street
  No cover charge.

• Vice Versa

  phone: +1 304-292-2010
  address: 335 High Street
  Local LGBT club.

• X-Hale Hookah Lounge

  phone: +1 304-241-1537
  address: 218 Walnut Street
  Relaxing hookah lounge with more than 70 different flavors of shisha tobacco. Private parties available.

• Best Western Mountaineer Inn

  phone: +1 304-599-5399
  address: 366 Boyers Ave
  Indoor pool, continental breakfast, high speed internet, coffee maker, and iron.

• Clarion Hotel Morgan

  phone: +1 304-292-8200
  address: 127 High St
  Historic hotel in downtown Morgantown, directly beside the historic Warner Theatre.

• Euro-Suites Hotel

  phone: +1 304 598-1000
  address: 501 Chestnut Ridge Road
  Upscale "green" facility. Internet and breakfast are free.

• Hilton Garden Inn

  address: 150 Suncrest Towne Center Drive
  Affordable prices that include free Wi-Fi, workout facility, and indoor pool.

• Ramada Morgantown

  address: 20 Scott Ave

• Residence Inn Morgantown

  address: 1046 Willowdale Rd
  Full amenities directly across from Ruby Memorial Hospital and Milan Puskar Stadium.

• Waterfront Place Hotel

  phone: +1 304-296-1700
  address: 2 Waterfront Pl
  Overlooking the Monongahela River in the restored Wharf District.

• Quality Inn

  phone: +1 304 296-9364
  address: 225 Comfort Inn Drive
  Free continental breakfast. Pets welcomed. Indoor hot tub and fitness center.

• West Virginia University is home to more than 30,000 students. The annual tuition for residential students is about $5,500 versus an out-of-state student whose tuition is approximately $17,000. WVU has 13 colleges and schools offering over 190 degrees. There are three campuses within WVU: Downtown, Evansdale, and the Health Sciences. They also offer a study abroad program for students who are interested. The football and basketball teams promote a lot of school spirit to their fellow "mountaineers" when they are playing.

• Prickett's Fort State Park - State park in Fairmont, West Virginia, 15 miles south of Morgantown on I-79.