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Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (Tours Only)
Weston, WV Kirkbride campus — ticketed historic and paranormal tours only. Elevated-risk ruins interest; never urbex how-to.
Access
Private historic site operating public ticketed tours. Daytime historic tours first-come; paranormal programs by reservation (trans-alleghenylunaticasylum.com). Not free urbex. Off-tour or after-hours entry without a ticket is trespass. Use the official site for current hours, pricing, and gate GPS. Address-based Maps link for campus gate navigation; confirm current gate GPS on the official site before travel. No hard-coded dig-box geocode. Open in Google Maps (address query): https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=71+Asylum+Drive%2C+Weston%2C+WV+26452
Safety & respect
Elevated risk: structural hazards, asbestos/mold potential, sharp debris, security and trespass liability. Prefer official guided tours. No floor plans, no entry points, no after-hours tips in this ledger.
Lore note
19th-century Kirkbride-plan hospital with National Historic Landmark–class heritage storytelling via the operator. Paranormal tourism is a commercial product line — keep history-tour vs ghost-hunt framing distinct and sourced to the official pages.
Map links
Official / public map link · Open in Google Maps (street-address search — not a published decimal pin)
Sources
- Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum — historic tours
- Official ghost tours / FAQ / events pages
One of the few large U.S. asylum campuses that can be visited legally through structured tickets. That is the whole point of this Places file: a ticketed alternative to illegal urbex.
Archivist’s margin
Buy the tour. Skip the break-in fantasy. Patient trauma is not entertainment copy — keep the tone historic and careful.