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Oglebay Resort and Conference Center

Oglebay Resort and Conference Center

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Carriage House Glass
Situated adjacent to the Mansion, the Oglebay Institute Glass Museum is a treasure house of sparkle and glitter. Featuring over 3000 examples of Wheeling Glass made from 1829-1939, the glass museum displays cut lead crystal, Victorian art glass, Peachblow, pattern and depression and Northwood’s carnival glass and many other glass examples showcasing Ohio Valley history. Every visitor to the Mountain State will enjoy viewing the largest piece of cut lead crystal ever made, The Sweeney Punch Bowl. Five feet tall and weighing 225 pounds, this crystal treasure is world famous - a remarkable masterpiece of Victorian glass.

Mansion Museum
Period antiques, glittering glass treasures and fun heritage activities await visitors who stop and explore The Mansion Museum. Conveniently located just minutes from Interstate 70, the two museums sit atop a picturesque hill above Wheeling, WV, once know as the gateway to the west. Located in the nationally acclaimed Oglebay Resort the Mansion is surrounded by landscaped lawns and gently rolling hillsides amid Oglebay’s seasonally changing gardens.

Built in 1846 by Hanson Chapline, Oglebay Institute’s Mansion Museum was originally an eight-room farmhouse. The Wheeling Mansion went through seven different owners before it was purchased by Earl W. Oglebay in 1900. Mr. Oglebay made the mansion and its surrounding grounds his family’s summer estate, and he called the estate Waddington Farms. Upon his death in 1926, after many renovations and expansions of the mansion, Mr. Oglebay willed his estate to the city of Wheeling in order that it become a facility for education and recreation for the region. The mansion became a museum in 1930.

Schrader Environmental Education Center
Oglebay Institute’s Environmental Education Department provides opportunities that foster personal relationships with nature while encouraging stewardship of the environment. The center was named for Henry Stifel Schrader, in honor of his generous bequest towards its construction. The building itself is constructed almost entirely from recycled or earth-friendly materials. From geothermic cooling and solar heating, to recycled Wheeling newspapers for insulation and recycled automobile tires as flooring, the building is a model of modern construction practices. The EarthTrek Exhibit Hall, bird observation areas, and a children’s awareness area teach children about their impact on the worlds ecosystems and gives them hands-on opportunities to learn about the environment. The facility features a variety of programming throughout the year: bird watching, maple sugar collecting, herpetology, and campfires.

Golf Courses

• Par-3 - Everyone can enjoy the game on the Par 3 Golf Course. Its located right next to the lighted 30 tee driving range. Clubs are available.
• Crispin Course - At 5,670 yards, this very playable course is open year-round for players of all ability levels. A favorite for regional golf tournaments for over 50 years, the Crispin course is situated in the heart of Oglebay offering ever-changing views of the resort and surrounding hills.
• Speidel Course - Challenge your game on this spectacular course designed by the legendary Robert Trent Jones, Sr. The multiple tee placements allow the course to play from 7,000 yards (championship tees) to 5,515 yards (forward tees). Home to the West Virginia LPGA Classic for 11 years, this course is sure to provoke conversation as well as settle some bets!
• Palmer Course - The newest course at Oglebay is a par 71-championship layout with six par-three holes, seven par-four holes and five par-five holes. It ranges in distance from 6,800 yards from the championship tees up to 4,200 yards from the forward tees and is designed to accommodate golfers on all skill levels. This new layout takes advantage of the existing terrain and with the addition of strategically placed bunkers, attractive mounding and generous greens.

Good Zoo
Visitors of all ages will find something pleasing at our zoo, which is dedicated to the memory of a seven-year-old boy named Phillip Mayer Good, who loved nature. Come and visit over 80 species of animals nestled in 30 acres of flowers, trees, hills, and valleys. Watch our native North American animals - river otters and rare red wolves in their natural habitats, and also visit our new South American spectacled bears, plus an ocelot, red pandas and tamarin monkeys. And, don’t miss our exhibits featuring species from Africa - meerkats and naked molerats!