Bluefield Places

Key Ingredients is a full service restaurant with a full ABC menu. We serve lunch and dinner daily from 10 am to 10 pm and our HAPPY HOUR is from 4-6 pm

400 acres of parkland, trout-stocked Jimmy Lewis Lake, 2-mile hiking trail, and a 3,100-foot sandstone formation with overlook.

For a week around Memorial Day Weekend, the festival features live entertainment, dancing to oldies and beach music, a carnival, fireworks, sporting events, contests, an antique car show and the Miss Mountain Festival Pageant.

Open March through October. Up to 200 vendors selling antiques and collectibles.

A favorite local store for years, selling high-quality women's apparel.

Picnic area with 4 pavilions, grills, playground, softball fields, football stadium, youth center with recreational equipment, tennis courts and gymnasium with indoor goals.

Antique books, pictures and glassware.

655th Road, Grove +1 (918) 786-8528.

Performs four plays per year. $25 for dinner theatre, $12 for matinees.

Held in early October. Friday night includes Italian dinner (spaghetti, lasagna, chicken cacciatore, salad and dessert) and dancing; Saturday features Italian food, homemade desserts, artisans and vendors, fashion show, and live entertainment. Admission free.

Open Monday through Friday afternoons; closed holidays. If you're interested in the coal-mining heritage of the area, this public history research center, housed in the Craft Memorial Library, highlights the history of West Virginia coal fields. Along with research material, the center houses exhibits, photographs, mining implements, memorabilia, music and films.

There are self-guided walking tours available.

Held yearly from Thanksgiving through the first full week in January. Open 6 - 10 pm weekdays, 6 - 11 pm weekends. Admission is free but donations are gratefully accepted. The city park is festooned with Christmas lights, displays and scenes, which can be viewed from the warmth of your car as you drive along the marked trail.

Gives visitors a 3,500-foot-high view of the Bluefields and East River Mountain. Observation deck, hiking trails, picnic shelters, tables and grills.

For three days every other September, this professional show displays what the future holds in the way of equipment and any new innovative technology being developed in the coal industry.

Local landmark offering a wide selection of clothing, jewelry, books, and small appliances. Closed Sunday.

Indoor track, treadmills, Nordic Trac Skiers, recline bicycles and Lifecycles, stairmasters and Lifesteps, rowing machines, whirlpools, saunas, steam rooms and tanning beds. Day passes $5.

Open 10 am to 5 pm Monday through Saturday, by appointment (ring the doorbell at the Coal City Auditorium two doors down); closed Sundays. Local souvenirs and unique gifts from West Virginia.

Swimming pool, basketball, racquetball, gymnastics, aerobics, swimming and lifesaving classes, weight room and Nautilus. Day passes $6.

Housed in the historic Old City Hall, the Arts Center features an art gallery with rotating monthly exhibits, a top-floor artists' studio featuring local artisans, the Summit Theatre and a restaurant. The Mercer County Convention and Visitors' Bureau is also located in the building.

Held in early October since 1996. Brewpub and homebrew competitions, beer tastings, artisan's market, local tours, live entertainment. $12 in advance, $15 at the door.

, 1600 Jefferson Street, 304-324-8770.

A casual cafe serving wholesome homemade meals.