If you want to spend a fun day in Huntington, West Virginia, there are a lot of fun things to do. Huntington is the second-largest city in the state population-wise, and it is home to Marshall University.

The Heritage Farm and the Huntington Museum of Art are some of the really special places that make Huntington great, but there is so much more to this area. There are 11 public parks in the area that offer a variety of outdoor activities and play host to events like Ritter Park Days, the Huntington Music & Arts Festival, the Rails, and Ales Beer Fest, and many more.

There are also a number of restaurants, bars, and shops downtown, many of which are locally owned, giving you a glimpse of the new hip urban scene emerging in the city center.

The New River Train journey runs through Huntington on the C&O mainline from Huntington to Hinton and back and offers beautiful scenery along the way.

Just twenty minutes from Huntington, Beech Fork State Park offers hiking, biking, fishing, kayaking, canoeing, boating, rafting, and more. It also features a 700-acre lake ideal for small boats, and its marina offers rental services. The lake features a 300-foot wide lake with a small boat ramp and jetty, as well as a 1,000-seat amphitheater and picnic area.

Intelligent Transit offers regular bus service between Huntington and Charleston, WV, as well as to Charleston International Airport.

Huntington is surrounded by natural resources found in the West Virginia land, including coal and oil. It is home to the second busiest port in the United States due to its location on the Ohio River at the mouth of the Guyandotte River. The railroad was an integral part of Huntington's past and helped it become the bustling city it is today.