Activity suggestions for Morgantown
 

I will be traveling to Morgantown, WV with my Dad for a week stay at the end of May. My Dad is 84 but gets around as well as I do. We are staying at a timeshare on the golf course so he can play a few times. We also will take one day to visit family in Pittsburgh. However, I am having trouble finding other things to do/see. It appears that Morgantown is a small university town. Any restaurant suggestions?

Would he enjoy going into a coal mine? It would be a road trip, but we really enjoyed it and our tour guide was as old as your dad. It's in Beckley so would be 3 hours each way. My dad would like it - http://www.beckley.org/exhibition_coal_mine/index.html

On the way to Pittsburgh (or another day trip) you could also go see Frank Lloyd Wright's signature house at Fallingwater near Ohiopyle, PA (about an hour away) - http://www.fallingwater.org/82

Thank you starrs

You've obviously been and gone by now, but I thought I'd add my two cents, since I now live in Morgantown :)

There is a lovely view out at Cooper's Rock, about 45 minutes drive along I-68. From what I remember, the walkway is pretty easy to walk, and the views are incredible.

Another lovely spot is Valley Falls, near Grantown. County Park, beautiful multiple falls, benches and gazebos for a picnic.

Dolly Sods might be out of your mobility - that's some caves for exploration down near Preston County.

GreenDragon, thank you for your input. We are back and although it is a beautiful place, I do not forseen going back. I guess I did not anticipate the mountain driving. We are from a flat part of the country. Our steepest "hills" are freeway overpasses.

One day we decided to go to Laurel Caverns. GPS took us up the back roads. By the time we got there I was so nauseous it was not funny. I could not even look out at the beautiful scenery. The gentleman at the desk gave us a better route back, still very steep but at least it was not two lanes with a drop off on each side. I saw my first runaway truck path.

I guess if I lived there I would get use to the mountain driving.

I understand, having grown up in Miami, where the tallest point (no joke!) is the landfill. The back roads can be... challenging... here. Reminds me of the roads in Ireland and Scotland.