Construction on the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum began in 1858, and the grounds were used by troops during the Civil War. It accepted its first nine patients in 1864 but wasn’t fully ...

SyFy’s “Ghost Hunters.” Travel Channel’s “Ghost Adventures” and Discovery’s “Forgotten Planet” have all visited this West Virginia attraction.

Dec. 16, 2011: A hallway at the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, W. Va. The former psychiatric hospital is now being marketed as a historic and paranormal tourist attraction.

Inside the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, in the small town of Weston, it’s five or 10 degrees colder. The heating hasn’t worked since the Weston State Hospital -- as the mental institution ...

If you go Themed tours of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, 71 Asylum Drive, Weston, W.Va.; (304) 269-5070, www.trans-alleghenylunaticasylum.com, are offered throughout the year. Prices range ...

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. – It’s an intriguing and provocative name that translates to Web hits, phone calls and tour tickets: the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. To some, the title acknowledges hi… ...