Visiting the Charles Town area of West Virginia? Charles Town Ghost Tours recommends these local restaurants, lodging, and attractions.
Our suggestions are sure to make your visit to Charles Town even more memorable!
We also recommend Our Ghost Walk Journal, a unique blank guided journal tailored specially for ghost walk tours.
Restaurants ~
Alfredo’s Mediterranean Grille and Steakhouse
741 East Washington Street
Charles Town, WV
304-724-9992
Website – Alfredo’s Mediterranean Grille and Steakhouse
Enjoy traditional and modern dishes from Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Lebanon, and Morocco. Open for both lunch and dinner. Reservations are recommended!
Abolitionist Ale Works
129 West Washington Street
Charles Town, WV
681-252-1548
Website – Abolitionist Ale Works
Abolitionist Ale Works strives to create fun, flavorful and unique beers for every palate that changes the way you think about beer. Beer should be fun; breweries and brew pubs should be fun for everyone. Be an abolitionist and join them in their mission to banish the mundane and predictable.
Paddy’s Irish Pub
210 West Liberty Street
Charles Town, WV
304-725-4999
Website – Paddy’s Irish Pub
Paddy’s Irish Pub strives to make everything fresh – from their homemade bangers (sausages) to their hand-cut French fries. Get a little taste of Ireland – Paddy’s Irish fare includes fish and chips, bangers and mash, and shepherd’s pie!
Lodging ~
Carriage Inn Bed and Breakfast
417 East Washington Street
Charles Town, WV
888-822-0108
Website – Carriage Inn Bed and Breakfast
Enjoy a relaxed stay in this restored historic mansion offering comfortable rooms with modern conveniences and a full breakfast.
Shops ~
Fuzzy Dog Books and Music
201 East Washington Street
Charles Town, WV
304-867-9321
Website – Fuzzy Dog Books and Music
Opening in March, 2019, Fuzzy Dog Books and Music offers vintage books and vinyl records. Have an old record collection or books? Fuzzy Dog also buys. And the shop’s resident dog is always on-hand to greet visitors!
Attractions ~
Jefferson County Museum
200 East Washington Street
Charles Town, WV
304-725-8628
Website – Jefferson County Museum
Discover the people and events that helped shape Jefferson County’s history!
Founded in 1965, the museum prefers the history and heritage of Jefferson County, including a wide range of artifacts and documents from early Native American activities and 18th century European colonization and enslavement of African Americans to the Civil War and into the 21st century.
The Old Opera House
204 North George Street
Charles Town, WV
304-725-4420
Website – The Old Opera House
Built in the early 1900s, the Old Opera House opened as a performance theater in 1910 and became a movie theater years later. After the cinema closed, the Opera House became at various times apartments, a tavern, a florist shop, and even a two-lane bowling alley. In the 1970s, the Opera House was restored and once again presents live theatrical events.
If an evening at this historic theater is on your itinerary, be sure to make reservations. Shows often sell out, especially the musicals.
Charles Town Farmers Market
100 South Samuel Street
Charles Town, WV
304-579-0924
Facebook Page – Charles Town Farmers Market
The Charles Town Farmers Market is Jefferson County’s premier farmers market, offering more vendors, more products, and more fun!
Open seasonally, mid-April through October, Saturdays only, from 8 am to noon.
WV Fest – Annual Event
101 East Washington Street
Charles Town, WV
Facebook Page – WV Fest
The Charles Town Now and City of Charles Town host this annual event every summer, featuring vendors, live music, vendors, a beer and wine garden, and so much more!
In 2024, the festival will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2024 – from 10 am to 5 pm.
River Riders Family Adventure Resort
408 Alstadts Hill Road
Harpers Ferry, WV
304-535-2663
Website – River Riders Family Adventure Resort
River Riders offers white-water rafting, tubing, camping, zip lining, kayaking, canoeing, paddle boards, electric biking, and so much more. It’s outside adventure fun for the whole family!
Our Ghost Walk Journal
Record your Charles Town Ghost Tour experience with this blank journal, tailored specifically for ghost walk tours, including favorite stories and any paranormal experiences.
And not just the tour, but your entire visit to the town, with pages to describe the attractions you visited, your favorite restaurants, your hotel, the people you met, and the souvenirs you purchased.
Visiting from outside the United States? The “Souvenirs We Purchased” section will aid you in your custom forms, with room to record the exchange rate and the purchase price.
This pocket-sized, 6×9 inches, easy-to-fill-in journal packs easily in a purse or backpack. The perfect souvenir – and the perfect gift for the traveler in your life.
Available through Amazon.
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