The title of this Yelp listing is a little deceiving. Yes, there is a gift shop here. But Wheeling…read moreArtisan Center is also a venue with a little gallery upstairs and a restaurant downstairs. The gift shop is great. There are lots of Wheeling- and West Virginia-related items to purchase. I was looking for some kind of Mothman something-or-other, and I found a few cool cryptid knickknacks. I've said it before and I'll say it again: West Virginians love their cryptids and myths, and I love it. The gift shop also had lots of clothing, soaps, durable edible goods, art and other things. There's a restaurant inside the Wheeling Artisan Center, but it looked closed when we visited. Upstairs, there's a gallery with historic Wheeling items on display. You can learn about things that were made or originated in Wheeling, like Bayer aspirin, Mail Pouch Tobacco signs, and even a type of cigar. It's fun to peruse while you're in the area, and it's also free to visit.

This is a beautiful place, and you can find all kinds of things there for your loved ones when you…read morewant to bring them something of value. They also have some information about the history of the town. So this is also something great to see. I saw that they are doing some renovations, so this should only get better love time.

Great family oriented place! Sherrie takes her time to help you and very polite. Been there for a…read moregirls night, Mommy and me, and kids birthday party.

I sent Jeffrey a photo along with a description of things my husband likes to do a caricature for a…read morebirthday surprise. Jeffrey captured him perfectly and so quickly!!!!! I was so excited when I saw the finished product! Jeffrey is very professional and extremely talented!!!! Thank you so much for the caricature you did for us! I love it and cannot wait until the birthday party tomorrow!!! Thank you again!

I was putting together a party for my niece and her newly wed husband to show everyone their…read morewedding video and slides at a local theater. I knew it was going to be a large space and the first time many people were going to meet. His and Her side of the families. It was just a casual event with some catered food but at the last minute I thought I wanted a surprise to help entertain people and to break the ice. Just a few days before the party, I found Jeff Harris online who does sketches, portraits and caricature drawings of people. I took a chance (at the last minute) and sent him an email and he responded instantly and was more than willing to come to our venue and do digital drawings of the guests. It's like those traditional caricature drawings but so much better. The colors are amazing with full complete backgrounds. Jeff arrived early to the venue and was setup in minutes. I had guests just standing around in clumps keeping to themselves. The moment Jeff turned on his light and setup his easel guests immediately went into the chair and Jeff began to sketch them on his electronic easel. The guests started flowing and watching what was going on. Our main event was watching the wedding video on the big screen but Jeff sure helped with the in between time keeping guests entertained and interacting. Jeff even customized the pictures with the name of the event and location. It was digitally included into the drawing. I joked that we could have easily projected Jeff's sketching onto the big theater screen and watch him work all afternoon. After the event everyone was showing their digital framed prints they all received on the spot. Jeff would personally chat with the guests while doing their sketches. Everyone had nice things to say about Jeff and had personal stories about him and his artistry. I couldn't believe how easy it was to add something like this to my party. Jeff made it so easy and effortless. He stayed until everyone had as many drawings as they wanted. I hope other yelpers add something like this to their own parties or work events. As a bonus, unlike the traditional paper drawings you don't have to worry about losing or getting it home safely. Your drawing is kept digitally so you can have it, share it, post it, enlarge it, make it into a t-shirt, or print as many as you want at home.

Recommend fun experience for you and your family. If you want to have a time where you have toys…read morefrom your childhood with your kid or kids go to toy and train museum. Three floors of pure joy, but the bottom floor/basement is full of Peanuts characters. There is an I spy room where you find dinosaurs. There is also an old fashioned Merry-Go-Round.

This is our favorite stop whenever we travel through the area. The trains are amazing, but the toys…read moreare impressive. New to us this time is the Peanuts collection, so fun!Hopefully will be back this way again soon.

Went here for Belmont County on our Ohio county travel map. I love legos and was so excited. There…read moreare three floors of Lego builds. And don't get me started on the gift shop which had an entire wall of minifigs. Also had bins of accessories.

It is an awesome place for the whole family. It's kind of stuffy and quite dusty. I sneezed a lot…read more However, it's in an old school building with several floors of displays. There is a lift for wheelchairs. There is a play room to build Lego things. You can touch nearly every display, which is unusual. Please don't break them. There was a room we could not enter because some kids climbed under the rail and destroyed a display. This place is fun and fascinating and it was well worth, more than worth the three hour drive for us to get there. You really should go. I thought it was better than Legoland. On a side note...I had two GPS units running and they both told me I had arrived when I was still two blocks away.

You can learn about West Virginia history at this free museum. Or you can be like my children and…read morejust glance at the exhibits while trying to find buttons to push and things to touch. Your call! If you did go through the museum purposefully, though, you'd find a lot information about how West Virginia, a Unionist state, separated from Virginia, a Confederate state. There are three floors of Civil War memorabilia, West Virginia things and ... honestly, I think I'm like my children, because I didn't read any of the information either. But I know if you want to learn more about West Virginia, this is the place to do it. I mostly just enjoyed walking around, looking at the old furniture, peeking out of the windows and observing all of the nicely preserved historical objects that the museum has so lovingly displayed for everyone to see. This is a beautiful museum, and there's so much to see and learn about that I'm kind of shocked it was free to visit. There was one woman working there when we visited. It's a quiet little museum, so one person working there seemed right. I could tell that she really wanted us to ask questions -- she had a lot of West Virginia knowledge rattling around in her head. Unfortunately for her, my family was only there to push buttons and touch things and gaze out of the windows, so she retreated back to her desk and let us peruse freely. We had a good time at West Virginia Independence Hall, and stayed maybe 30 minutes. But I could see other people staying an hour or more, especially if you are really into history, and you take your time to absorb all of the information that's available.

OMG This museum is FREE!!! It is full of West Virginia…read moreHistory, artifacts and gems. Parking is in the rear and FREE as well. Easy to locate in downtown area of Wheeling across from the B&O Railroad Building which is now part of the community college. For my birthday I wanted to go here so my hubby Tony, daughter Noel and her boyfriend Adam joined me. Outside on the corner is a hugh statue of Governor Pierpont, the first governor of the new State of West Virginia. Some historical markers, a monument to the civil war, and a cannon. Inside there is 3 levels. Top level is the courtroom, were the convention was held to declare, argue and vote on making a new State and breaking away from Virginia. It was here that West Virginia was born. Second levels there are various rooms stuffed full of historical memorable items. First floor there are some civil war informative displays, an old post office and a riverboat display. In the basement, bathrooms and theatre to watch a 18 minute brief film narrates how this all became about. This was originally the Old Custom House.

We all really enjoyed this place! Yes, it's an old schoolhouse in an old town in the middle of…read morenowhere but you're going for the Legos not to stare at the building. There are some really cool displays here and you get to walk around on your own and take as much time as you want. My kids love Legos and this was totally worth the trip. Plus it was way cheaper than the Legoland discovery centers and my kids still loved it. Before you judge, yes we've been to LDC's - five locations in four states. This place could use a good cleaning and better lighting but my kids didn't notice any of that. They noticed the Spider-Man and the Statue of Liberty and all the other displays built with Legos! I was definitely impressed by some of the things they had on display. This is a fun place to check out even if you don't have kids.

Dan has over done it!!! He has SOOOO many different creations, and it's ever changing!! Been there…read morenumerous times, and it's always different!! Awesome place to take the kids, and show them what creativity and hard work can do!! Time and patience is what is displayed here!! Fully recommend this Museum for Lego fanatic's, Children, adolescent's, and adults of all ages!! Affordable, easy to find, and unique!!

The annual Toughman/Woman contest is once again upon us. By all accounts, it is a seize-the-moment…read moreevent. Come the 14 & 15th of February a select group of young sluggers after 2 nights of Rock Em Sock Em action will be awarded a jacket that denotes, they were crowned this year's 44th single elimination tournament Champion. Writing from past experiences these flying fists are family fan-friendly and will hear the first bell ring on Valentine's evening Competitors who trained to compete inside the 4 ropes did not need a lot of equipment just a set of mitts and maybe a homemade heavy bag. This is reviewed from a long lens I was a cornerman in 1980 at the first tough man later a fan inspector with West Virginia State Atelic Commission.

Hi, my name's Wes. Wes Banco…read more Fit-for-purpose arena in Wheeling that is bigger and newer than I remember it being about 15 years ago when I first came here. They did a good job manufacturing it and I like it a lot, despite having only been here twice and they were more than a decade apart. And the Wheeling Nailers play here. Bob Marley would be proud of the Wheeling Wailers. Oh wait. Well if you want to get nailed, maybe ask the Nailers. So this is an excellent sports team in a small city that deserves a sports team. They get plenty of support from the locals, and if you want to show local pride, come and check out a game and see grassroots sport in America. And it's pretty cheap too.