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===Museums=== {{main|List of museums in Huntington, West Virginia}} [[File:Huntington Museum of Art - Huntington, WV - DSC04809.JPG|thumb|The [[Huntington Museum of Art]] in 2013]] The [[Huntington Museum of Art]], in the hills above Ritter Park, features numerous collections and exhibitions; it is also home to the [[Huntington Museum of Art|C. Fred Edwards Conservatory]]. The [[Huntington Children's Museum]], located near [[14th Street West Historic District|Old Central City]], features dozens of interactive activity exhibits.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mintz|first=Ariana|date=June 7, 2024|title=Huntington Children's Museum set to open this summer |url=https://www.wsaz.com/2024/06/08/huntington-childrens-museum-set-open-this-summer/|publisher=[[WSAZ]]|access-date=August 6, 2024}}</ref> On the other side of Old Central City, sits [[Safety Town (Huntington, West Virginia)|Safety Town]], a children activity museum built as a miniature town that focuses on [[road safety]] and transportation safety.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 28, 2021 |title=About Us - Safety Town |url=https://safetytownwv.com/about-us/ |access-date=August 15, 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=DELANCEY |first=SEAN |date=October 22, 2018 |title=Safety Town reaches fundraising goal with strange worldwide help |url=https://wchstv.com/news/local/safety-town-reaches-fundraising-goal-with-strange-world-wide-help |access-date=August 15, 2024 |website=WCHS |language=en}}</ref> The [[Touma Museum of Medicine]], named after Joseph B. Touma and Omayma Touma, medical physicians who served Huntington, opened after they donated their +2,800 medical artifacts to [[Marshall University]] to start the museum.<ref>{{cite web|title=Touma Museum of Medicine - About|url=https://www.toumamuseumofmedicine.org/about|publisher=[[Touma Museum of Medicine]]|access-date=August 16, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Touma Medical Museum - Marshall University|url=https://jcesom.marshall.edu/about/touma-medical-museum/|publisher=[[Marshall University]]|access-date=August 16, 2024}}</ref> [[Heritage Farm Museum and Village]] is an open-air village and series of museums relating to Appalachian Culture and History from the 19th century onward. The [[Museum of Radio and Technology]] is near the west end of the park in a renovated elementary school. The Cabell County Courthouse and the [[Carnegie Library]] downtown also hold historical interest. One block south, 5th Avenue is noted for its many historic church buildings. The city is also the site of an [[Adena culture|Adena]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] burial [[mound]], known as the [[Camden Park Mound]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wvexplorer.com/attractions/prehistoric/camden-park-mound/|publisher=West Virginia Explorer|title=Camden Park Mound|date=August 19, 2018 |access-date=January 30, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cabellcountydoorstothepast.com/history/moundbuilders.htm|publisher=Cabell County Doors to the Past|title=Moundbuilders|last=Oberholtzer|first=Frances|access-date=January 30, 2025}}</ref> Other museums include: * Birke Art Gallery, as part of [[Marshall University]] * [[Huntington Railroad Museum (Huntington, West Virginia)|Huntington Railroad Museum]] * [[Museum of Radio and Technology]] * [[Thomas Carroll House]]
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