Mothman
Statue
Point
Pleasant has
really done a great job in attracting and
fulfilling the demands of the paranormal tourer of today and
taking full advantage of the mothman
legends. Point
Pleasant has
created and erected a very imposing
stainless steel statue called
the Mothman Statue. It has built a
Mothman museum, and even sells Mothman merchandise by the
ton
The
Mothman Statue was placed in downtown Pt.
Pleasant to commemorate the bizarre events of 1966-67
when a inconceivable creature, named the
"Mothman" was seen
by hundreds of people.
Mothman
Statue
- Address:
- Fourth St., Point
Pleasant, WV
- Directions:
- Corner of Main and 4th
Sts. Main is one block west of Hwy 2, and 4th is four
blocks north of the Hwy 2 bridge.
-
Mothman
Museum
- Address:
- 401 Main St., Point
Pleasant, WV
- Directions:
- Next to the Lowe Hotel, on
Main St., catty-corner to the Mothman statue.
- Admission:
- A few dollars.
- Hours:
- Sa-Su-M Noon-5 pm.
Extended during festival.
-
Mothman Festival, downtown
Point
Pleasant. Held in
mid-September. Lively music, viewings of Mothman-related
documentaries and flicks, sellers, craftsmen, guest
talkers' forum, and tours of Mothman-related web
sites. Mothman
souvenirs, there are mothman T-shirts, books,
videos, bumper stickers, and you can even pick up a
actually Mothman beanie baby.
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