The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
Appalachia & the Return

Stop 3 · Days 710–711

Charleston

Charleston, WV

West Virginia's capital on the Kanawha River, crowned by a gold-domed statehouse taller than the U.S. Capitol.

Where to stay

  • A downtown Charleston hotel

    Near the Capitol and the river.

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You gotta eat this

  • A pepperoni roll

    West Virginia's coal-country staple.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 710Day 710 — The Gold DomeFull day · 3h planned
  2. 711Day 711 — Southeast to the gorgeDrive day · 1h 15m drive

What this stop is made of

  • State Capitols