Tamarack & the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine

Tour Date: Thursday, October 13
Tour Time: Time: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Cost: $45, includes lunch and fees (For additional tour pricing for guests see registration information)
Activity Level: Easy. (See additional information at the bottom of the page.)

Treasure in the Mountains

Come and spend the afternoon in the mountains of West Virginia. This trip will include two unique destinations.

The bus will first head to TAMARACK: The Best of West Virginia. Tamarack, opened in 2003, was the nation’s first showcase of handcrafts, fine art and regional cuisine. It is comprised of a warmly decorated retail store, working studios for resident artisans, a fine art gallery, a theater, herb garden, and a food court managed by the world-renowned Greenbrier Resort.

Tamarack serves as a single stop where visitors can shop, eat, relax, and discover West Virginia’s delightful heritage.

Following lunch from The Greenbrier Food Court and some shopping time, the tour will leave Tamarack for a journey into the earth and into the past at the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine.

The Exhibition Coal mine is the largest coal heritage destination in the region. Tour participants can expect to spend approximately 45 minutes underground under the supervision of an experienced, veteran coal miner in a “man car.”

Bring a jacket. The mine maintains a steady temperature of 50 degrees.

The remainder of the time at this historic site includes an opportunity to tour a coal miner’s home, church and school representative of early life in the coal towns of southern West Virginia.

* This tour is suitable for anyone. Both locations are ADA accessible. Bus does not have wheelchair lift, can stow a chair in the cargo if person can get on and off the bus. Must be able to step into man car to take mine tour.

Photos published with permission of the West Virginia Department of Commerce.