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Blennerhassett Museum
Second and Juliana Streets
Parkersburg, WV
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What's Near Blennerhassett Museum

Top-Rated Nearby Hotels
Distance in: mi km
Hotel EUR* Distance Rating
Blennerhassett Hotel €61 0.2 mi 0.3 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Comfort Inn Parkersburg Vienna €65 2.5 mi 4.0 km 4 of 5 stars
Econo Lodge €33 2.8 mi 4.4 km 3 of 5 stars
Wingate by Wyndham Vienna/Parkersburg €63 3.5 mi 5.7 km 4 of 5 stars
Knights Inn Parkersburg €33 3.6 mi 5.8 km 3.5 of 5 stars
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Spats at The Blennerhassett Hotel 0.2 mi 0.3 km 4 of 5 stars
Chams Lebanese Cuisine 0.4 mi 0.6 km 4 of 5 stars
Don Emilio's 1.7 mi 2.8 km 4 of 5 stars
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Thing to Do Distance Rating
Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park 0.1 mi 0.1 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Trans Allegheny Books 0.6 mi 1.0 km 4 of 5 stars
North Bend State Park 31.6 mi 50.9 km 4 of 5 stars
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“Blennerhassett Museum” PlanetWare.com
“Parkersburg - Wild and Wonderful” TheCelebrityCafe.com
“The Historic Blennerhassett Hotel” Wonderful West Virginia Magazine
“Scandal tarnished an island paradise” Dallas Morning News / Associated Press
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 4 attractions in Parkersburg
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Traveler Description: Museum that houses three floors of interesting archeological and historical exhibits.
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Attraction type: History museum
Activities: Group tours/walking tour
Address: Second and Juliana Streets Parkersburg, WV

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“Don't miss the Native American artifacts.”
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4 of 5 stars
SGJ1013   45 contributions
Martinsburg, WV
Oct 27, 2008

This is where you go to get tickets to Blennerhassett Island. Be sure to check out this place either before or after you go to the island. The bottom floor of the museum has thousands of Native American artifacts, most of which were found on the island. They are fascinating: arrowheads, hatchets, buttons and lots of necklaces. Anyone who has... more

“Pretty museum”
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3 of 5 stars
purplecowz   58 contributions
West Virginia
Sep 29, 2008
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We stopped in here to buy our ferry tickets to the island. Three floors of artifacts (some Indian, some of the local wealthy families). We paid $24 total for our two tickets to the museum and our ferry ride. We spent about 30 minutes walking through and it seemed like plenty of time. more

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Second and Juliana Streets, Parkersburg, WV