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Oglebay - Wheeling Park and its collection
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Oglebay Park offers a variety of recreational facilities and attractions. These include two championship golf courses, two standard courses, one par three course, eleven tennis courts, a large outdoor pool, and extensive walking trails. The park also houses the Good Zoo, the Mansion Museum, gardens, a greenhouse, the Anne Kuchinka Amphitheater, the Wilson Lodge with over 271 rooms, 54 cottages, The Schrader Center, a planetarium, a ski slope, Camp Russel, and Schenk Lake.
The Oglebay Mansion Museum
The Oglebay Mansion, built in 1846, was expanded into a mansion by Earl W. Oglebay. The mansion, which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, became a museum in 1930. The museum, operated by the Oglebay Institute, includes restored rooms, local history exhibits, and exhibits on Earl W. Oglebay and his former estate. It is open to the public for tours and programs throughout the year.
The Good Zoo at Oglebay Park
The Good Zoo, located within Oglebay Park, is a 30-acre facility that houses over 80 species of animals. The zoo was dedicated in memory of a seven-year-old boy, Philip Mayer Good, who loved nature. The zoo's collection includes cheetahs, zebras, kangaroos, wallabies, tamarins, lemurs, ostriches, llamas, goats, barn owls, bald eagles, red pandas, gorals, peacocks, white-naped cranes, a small gang of meerkats and many other animals from all over the globe. The Good Zoo is the only AZA accredited zoo in West Virginia.
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