One of the city’s smallest works of art is one of its more iconic. Just inches tall, tiny Mor-tar Man emerges from a gap in the façade at 108 Capitol Street, 12 feet above the busy downtown sidewalk. A bronze Doughboy Statue , representing a World War I U.S. Army infantryman, stands watch over Living Memorial Park in Nitro, a town built to house workers from a local munitions plant supplying Allied Forces during the “War to End All Wars.” An assortment of Egyptian-style columns (some more than 30-feet tall), art de-co-style burial crypts and assorted statuary all mark the final resting places of many early-day Charleston movers and shakers at Spring Hill Cemetery . On the National Register of Historic Places, it also offers sweeping views of the city. HIDDEN State Museum Gift Shop ... This hidden gem is Charleston’s direct connection to Tamarack – The Best of West Vir-ginia, home of 20,000 juried products from jewelry to handcrafted furniture and sculptures. A satellite of the main location, West Virginia State Museum Gift Shop inside the Culture Center on the State Capitol grounds carries a wide collection of fine art, gourmet foods, pottery, glass, souvenirs, music and books. Find jams and jellies, hand-blown glass, carved bowls and Fiestaware. tamarackwv.com/ shop/wv-museum-shop West Side Wonder Mural Outdoor Art, Large & Small Charly Jupiter Hamilton’s West Side Won-der Mural shares a bright and whimsical per-spective worthy of every traveler’s Instagram feed. Stretching across a two-story brick building on a cozy corner in Elk City, the 20x30-foot painting features people, dogs, monsters and primitive likenesses of some of Charleston’s historic figures. Vibrant Performing Arts Broadway-quality Charleston Light Opera Guild , the Charleston Ballet and the West Virginia Symphony all call Charleston home, and Alban Arts Center in nearby St. Albans offers an array of stage productions, › West Virginia Symphony Orchestra 30 charlestonwv.com
Charleston Area Inspiration Guide Charleston Area Inspiration Guide 2019: Page 30
