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Bigfoot attractions in West Virginia

9 places to visit in West Virginia: 3 roadside attractions, 3 museums, 2 festivals and events, 1 expedition or tour. Check opening times and dates with the official site before you set off.

Museums

Museum · Sutton, WVFlatwoods Monster MuseumBraxton County's visitor centre doubles as a shrine to the 1952 Flatwoods Monster, with early sketches, an original 'Home of the Green Monster' sign and plenty of merch.FreeMuseum · Point Pleasant, WVMothman MuseumThe world's only museum devoted to the red-eyed Mothman, with witness accounts, news clippings from 1966 and 1967 and a pile of Mothman memorabilia. It sits a few steps from the steel Mothman statue and runs tours of the TNT area.Small admission feeMuseum · Sutton, WVWest Virginia Bigfoot MuseumA small family-run museum a few blocks from the Flatwoods Monster Museum, with local footprint casts, a full-size Bigfoot figure and a binder of West Virginia sightings.Free

Festivals and events

Festival or event · Point Pleasant, WVMothman FestivalHuge crowds fill downtown Point Pleasant for speakers, vendors, food trucks, live music and hayrides. It is the biggest cryptid party in the country.Usually third weekend of September. 2027 dates not announced yetFestival or event · Summersville, WVWest Virginia Bigfoot FestivalHosted by the West Virginia Bigfoot Museum. After years in Sutton it moved to Veterans Memorial Park in Summersville for 2026.Oct 9 to 11, 2026

Roadside attractions

Roadside attraction · Flatwoods, WVFlatwoods Monster Chair TrailFive 10-foot chairs shaped like the 1952 monster are spread from Flatwoods through Sutton to Gassaway. Photograph all five for a "Free Braxxie" sticker.FreeRoadside attraction · Point Pleasant, WVMothman StatueBob Roach's gleaming stainless-steel Mothman, about 12 feet tall with spread wings and red eyes, has stood downtown since 2003. Everyone takes the photo.FreeRoadside attraction · Point Pleasant, WVThe TNT Area (McClintic Wildlife Management Area)Old WWII explosives works north of town, still dotted with concrete igloos, where four young people first reported Mothman on November 15, 1966.Free

Expeditions and tours

Expedition or tour · Point Pleasant, WVMothman Museum TNT Area ToursGuided tours of the TNT area where Mothman was first seen, sold through the Mothman Museum. They sell out early in spring.$25.95, museum entry included

Creatures you can chase here

Bigfootaka Sasquatch, SkookumA huge, hair-covered, upright ape said to roam North American forests.Flatwoods Monsteraka Braxton County Monster, Phantom of FlatwoodsA towering figure with a spade-shaped hood seen after a fiery object fell from the sky in 1952.Mothmanaka The Bird, Red-eyed winged manA winged figure with glowing red eyes seen around Point Pleasant in 1966 and 1967.

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