Discover Huntington

Huntington offers a variety of reasons to visit: green spaces and trails, art, historic sites, classical music, shopping and dining, as well as a market featuring locally produced food. If you’re looking for a hotel in Huntington, you can start by considering what you’d like to focus on during your visit. The city can be explored from several perspectives—from a walk in the park to art and history, a concert, shopping or a visit to the market.

Green Spaces and Trails

Ritter Park is on Huntington’s Southside. Its facilities include a walking path, a rose garden, an award-winning playground, a dog park and tennis courts. In 2012, the American Planning Association named Ritter Park one of its “10 Great Public Spaces.” The park brings several different amenities together in one named location.

The Paul Ambrose Trail for Health (PATH) is a currently approximately 18.6-mile bicycle and pedestrian trail system that opens up Huntington and surrounding areas for free recreation and alternative transportation. Unlike Ritter Park, a single park location, PATH is a trail system that also includes the surrounding areas. The spatial scope of a visit to a park therefore differs from that of using a bicycle and pedestrian trail system that extends across the city.

Art, History and Music

The Huntington Museum of Art’s grounds cover 52 acres and include art and nature trails. The museum is a nationally accredited art museum. Since accreditation status can change, check it before your visit if this designation is important to your plans. The trails complement the art museum with a distinct connection to nature and the landscape.

Heritage Station is a former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad passenger station at 11th Street and Veterans Memorial Boulevard. Its businesses include a bakery, a yoga studio, a vintage clothing shop, a wine bar and a craft beer tavern. Individual businesses may change, so if you’re visiting specifically for a particular shop, check in advance whether it is still there. This location brings its former role as a railway station together with a varied selection of businesses.

The Huntington Symphony Orchestra performs an average of six classical concerts per season at the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center. The number of concerts and the schedule may vary from one season to the next. If a concert is the reason for your trip, check the current dates before making plans.

City Attractions and Local Food

Pullman Square is located between 8th and 10th Street and 3rd Avenue and Veterans Memorial Boulevard. It offers a variety of shopping, dining and entertainment options for all ages. Its mix sets the square apart from a single cultural program: it brings several types of offerings together in one place.

The Wild Ramp is a year-round market focused on selling locally produced food and is located in Central City, Huntington. Its operations and schedule may change. If you’re planning to shop there for a particular reason, check the current market hours in advance.

For trip planning, the attractions can be distinguished by their focus: Ritter Park and PATH offer park and trail experiences; the museum and orchestra focus on art and classical music; Heritage Station combines history and shopping; and Pullman Square offers shopping, dining and entertainment. A visit to The Wild Ramp, in turn, has its own focus on locally produced food.

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