Each gallery features a different type of art. The sculpture gallery showcases big and small bronzes.
The iconic shape of Tamarack’s building is welcoming to visitors from all over the world.
The restaurant features West Virginia favorites including fresh-caught rainbow trout and fried green tomato sandwiches.
In season, the outdoor courtyard is inviting.
was to present a taste of West Virginia. Among the many favorites are fried green tomato sandwiches and the rainbow trout. The variety of menu items made it hard to choose just one. When I found out about the theater, I wished it was Sunday. Every Sunday@Two, Tamarack schedules plays, dance performances, seminars, guest speakers, theater camp, movies, music, and competitions in the 178-seat facility. After three hours and many purchases, I tore myself away to finish my journey with a promise to visit again and again. Plan to spend more time in the area and visit the quaint town of Beckley, West Virginia. It was chosen in 2012 by Smithsonian Magazine as one of the 20 best small towns in America—The best places to get a job, retire, ski, golf, and fall in love. The focal points of Beckley’s lovely New River Park, the Exhibition Coal Mine and the Youth Museum draw thousands of people to the area annually. The unique underground mine, the recreated coal camp, the Youth Museum and their Mountain Homestead are surrounded by inviting lawns, colorful flowers, picnic areas, an imposing coal miner statue and a whimsical 20-foot Peace Totem.
Because coal mining has been the main industry in West Virginia, the Federal Highway Administration created a National Scenic Byway—the Coal Heritage Trail. From Beckley, travel north or south on State Route 16. Wind through mountains and valleys showcasing America’s remarkable industrial heritage. Numerous resources line the corridor, including coal company towns, tipples (a structure used to load the extracted product for transport), railroad structures, and reclaimed mining lands.
FOR MORE INFORMATION Tamarack: tamarackwv.com
Beckley, West Virginia: Beckley.org Coal Heritage Highway Authority: fhwa.dot.gov/byways/byways/10346
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