41 days in Northern Panhandle Itinerary

Chester is a city in Hancock County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River. Chester is known for sightseeing. Your trip includes some of its best attractions: don't miss a visit to Chester Teapot and try to win big at Mountaineer Casino.

For traveler tips, reviews, more things to do, and other tourist information, read our Chester planning site.

New York City to Chester is an approximately 5-hour combination of car and flight. You can also drive. Plan for little chillier nights when traveling from New York City in September since evenings lows in Chester dip to 57°F. You will leave for Wheeling on the 7th (Fri).

Wheeling is a city in Ohio and Marshall counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Change things up with these side-trips from Wheeling: Moundsville (Palace of Gold, Archive of the Afterlife, "A Paranormal Museum", &more). Next up on the itinerary: let the kids burn off some steam at Oglebay Park, see the interesting displays at The Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum, get engrossed in the history at Oglebay Mansion Museum, and walk around Wheeling Park.

To see reviews, more things to do, photos, and tourist information, refer to the Wheeling online trip itinerary planner.

Traveling by car from Chester to Wheeling takes 1.5 hours. Expect a daytime high around 66°F in October, and nighttime lows around 47°F. Finish your sightseeing early on the 29th (Sat) to allow enough time to take a bus back home.