Uptown Beckley
includes the brick-paved Main Street with shops, galleries, eateries and the courthouse. The area is undergoing revitalization and features events throughout the year, including a chili night when visitors can sample the entries in a chili-judging contest.Theatre West Virginia
4700 Grandview Road in Beaver, 304-252-6800 or 800-666-9142, (http://www.theatrewestvir...). A professional touring and historical outdoor drama theatre company, holding performances in a dramatic amphitheatre. Among their outdoor musical dramas: "Honey in the Rock", which tells the story of the birth of West Virginia, and "Hatfields and McCoys", which relives the famous feud. Tickets $15.Beckley Motor Speedway
301 Racetrack Road in Mt Hope, 304-253-3606, (http://beckleyspeedway.wv...). Gates open at 5PM. 3/8-mile dirt oval originally opened in 1958. Admission $10.Beckley is the northern terminus of the Coal Heritage Trail , a 97-mile scenic drive that passes mine-owners' mansions, miners' homes, company stores, coal tipples and state parks, before ending in Bluefield.
