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Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, Weston WV | Nearby Businesses


50 S. River Ave.
Weston, WV 26452

(304) 269-5070

Currently in restoration and preservation stages. Reopening April 1st, 2017. More European castle than American hospital, this former insane asylum offers tours. e.g. Museum, Civil War Raids, Asylum treatment history and the Paranormal About the Asylum: The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, closed its doors in 1994 after 130 years service as an asylum for the insane. More European castle than American hospital, this imposing Gothic structure exemplifies Victorian architecture at its finest. From the outside it could serve as background for a Royal Procession, while indoors one can wander its 2 1/2 miles of hallways and find a mental ward right out of the 1960’s. This Nationally Recognized Historic landmark is the largest hand cut stone building in the Western Hemisphere. Now privately owned, the asylum operates as a tourist destination offering historic and paranormal tours. The central section, directly under the 200 ft high clock tower, contains a museum and several faithfully restored period rooms from the 1870’s to the 1960’s. One of the patient wards has been restored but the remaining 23 are largely untouched. The endless decayed hallways and vacant patient rooms, including isolation cells with rusted rings once used to chain the most violent, create an extremely eerie atmosphere. The 20 acre front lawn is enclosed by a Victorian wrought iron fence, installed in 1892. There are several other buildings adjacent to the main Asylum, including the Women’s Auxiliary (1890), the TB Building (1930), the Forensics building (1950), and the Medical Center (1960) which includes a morgue. Behind the facility there are over 270 acres of rolling hills with several weathered structures from what used to be a farm and three graveyards where thousands of unclaimed bodies were buried in mostly unmarked graves. Location: TALA is conveniently located just off of I-79 two hours south of Pittsburgh in Weston, West Virginia. The nearest airport is in Clarksburg, WV less than 30 minutes away. Weston has plenty of lodging available, many restaurants, and shopping highlighted by local arts and crafts. WHEN YOU ARRIVE: All tours are first come first serve and we recommend arriving 20 minutes before the hour that you wish to take the tour to complete the waiver and purchase tickets. Most tours LEAVE on the hour, the exception are full tours that may leave early. When you arrive, just inside the the entrance six computer stations are available on the left for your convenience where you will complete a waiver form. Please approach the information desk to complete your check-in. Soon your certified guide will arrive in that same area and your TALA experience will begin!

Concert Venue Near Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum

Moonstruck Battle of the Bands
Distance: 0.2 mi Competitive Analysis
71 Asylum Dr
Weston, WV 26452

(304) 269-5070

The Fifth Annual Moonstruck Battle of the Bands will be held INSIDE THE ASYLUM!!! This event is sure to please!! Bring out your ATV, camping gear, and supplies this June 8th and 9th. June 7th and 8th Competing Bands and Alternates Band Name Genre State Facebook Link Battling The Renfields Punk WV https://www.facebook.com/renfieldsmania?ref=ts&fref=ts Battling Cult of Dionysis AKA Metalcult Heavy Metal VA https://www.facebook.com/metalcult?ref=ts&fref=ts Battling Scarlett Blacke Heavy Metal VA https://www.facebook.com/ScarlettBlacke?ref=ts&fref=ts Battling KLNZR Heavy Metal OH https://www.facebook.com/KLNZR?ref=ts&fref=ts Battling Insanatarium Heavy Metal VA https://www.facebook.com/insanatarium?ref=ts&fref=ts Battling Riviera Pop/Punk Rock WV https://www.facebook.com/RivieraOfficial?ref=ts&fref=ts Battling Under Social Rock OH https://www.facebook.com/undersocialmusic?fref=ts Battling In the Company of Wolves Rock WV https://www.facebook.com/ITCOWWV?ref=ts&fref=ts Battling From Ashes to Embers (FATE) Rock WV https://www.facebook.com/pages/From-Ashes-To-Embers/109771119053792?ref=ts&fref=ts Battling Five Forty Two (5:42) Rock WV https://www.facebook.com/fiveforty2?ref=ts&fref=ts Battling Black Lung Rock WV https://www.facebook.com/BlackLungWV Alt 1 Stabbing Danny Alternative/Metal WV https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stabbing-Danny/190460770968628?ref=ts&fref=ts Alt 2 Unto Thee Heavy Metal VA https://www.facebook.com/Un2.Thee?ref=ts&fref=ts Timeline of Battle of the Bands Friday, April 19, 2013 - Pre-meeting at 6:00 p.m. and registration fee of $75 due June 7th & June 8, 2013 - Moonstruck Battle of the Bands from 6:00 p.m. until Midnight BOTH NIGHTS 1st Place: Grand Prize Trophy, $500 cash, Studio Time @ Silent Wing Audio, and Location Agreement for your own MUSIC VIDEO in the Asylum! 2nd Place: Trophy, $250 cash, and Studio Time @ Silent Wing Audio! Each band entry will include passes for each musician and a guest. The pass includes FREE camping available on the farm from Friday, June 7, 2013 at noon until Sunday, June 9, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. with full access to Moonstruck Battle of the Bands. If you have any questions please call 304-269-5070 or contact the TALA office staff by email at [email protected] Gates open at 5pm both evenings. Camping is available on site FREE for vendors and bands, but attendees pay a fee. The event will occur in the Civil War Section, the oldest section of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, and the Civil War Courtyard. Camping is on our 300 acre farm. Our building, a National Historic Landmark, has been featured on National TV Channels such as SYFY, Country Music Television, the Travel Channel, Discovery Channel, and the History Channel. Since opening in March, 2008, TALA has received 150,000 visitors from every state in the US and from over 30 countries. All of our activities directly support the restoration and preservation of TALA, the second, largest hand-cut sandstone building in the world, second only to the Kremlin in Moscow. You can read more about TALA’s history at www.talawv.com.

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Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum Haunted House
Distance: 0.1 mi Competitive Analysis
71 Asylum Dr
Weston, WV 26452

(304) 269-5070

In the halls of what once was the area’s most reputable hospital, a demented doctor has brought his patients’ nightmares to life. Society’s undesirable souls have been abandoned in the dark recesses of this safe haven. Their sole purpose is to serve the good doctor and his sadistic experiments. Scratching and clawing their way through their new existence, patients succumb to delirious visions before becoming one of the doctor’s creatures. Pushing the limitations of reality, Doctor Cerebus continues to seek immortality. Can you survive a journey into the Asylum, where the veil between life and death has been lifted? Will you retain your sanity? $25 per person $40 VIP per person (SKIP the ticket and regular line) Tickets can and do sell out. Please arrive early! Tickets sales will stop when maximum capacity is reached or 30 minutes before schedule closing.