The Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum is now a paranormal attraction, but under its former name of the Weston State Hospital, the building functioned as a mental hospital for 130 years.

The thought occurs to me as I’m led down the long, gloomy corridors of the building known as the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, which housed thousands of patients over its 130-year history as a ...

WESTON, W.Va. (WBOY) — The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum held its grand reopening Saturday morning, welcoming visitors with a special commemorative wine glass for the first 200 guests.

In this Friday, Dec. 16, 2011 photo, the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum is shown in Weston, W.Va. The former psychiatric hospital is now being marketed as a historic and paranormal tourist attraction.

If you’re looking for a spooky time this season, the Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston has plenty of options.

West Virginia's tourist attraction known as the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum is sought out for its history...and ghosts.

Spooky season has officially begun in Weston.

Former mental asylum offers historical, ghost tours This Aug. 21, 2018 photo shows a hallway of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, W. Va., after visiting the nearby medical center.

They visited the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, W.Va., about two years ago on a "Dark Tourism of West Virginia" road trip, Hanrahan said.

“Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum” was the name given to the hospital by the Virginia General Assembly when it was established in 1858, she says.