Water’s Extreme Journey

SEPTEMBER 20, 2025 – JANUARY 4, 2026

Water’s Extreme Journey takes visitors on an exciting and important quest for clean water through West Virginia waterways. Experience the watershed as a water drop, exploring first-hand the science behind the water cycle. But it’s not all wet and wild! Through powerful interactives and local messaging, visitors will realize that even their daily decisions can immediately improve the watershed in their own backyard. 

Water’s Extreme Journey, which has been displayed at museums, zoos, aquariums and other public spaces throughout the United States, brings water quality threats to the forefront. While investigating winding pathways, visitors are challenged to navigate through “non-point source pollutants” originating from agriculture, development, litter and homes. Will the farm they pass have harmful pesticides? Did someone pour leftover paint down the drain? 

This fully interactive maze experience engages visitors through play, scientific inquiry, art and action, illuminating human impacts great and small while teaching how to contribute to healthy, safe water in their community and beyond. Features within the maze have been tailored to represent West Virginia water issues.

Presented by Minotaur Mazes, a leading company in educational maze exhibits, Water’s Extreme Journey features interactive puzzles and activities that allow visitors to experience the journey of a water droplet.

Water’s Extreme Journey is presented with support by American Water Charitable Foundation, Encova Insurance, Bernard H. & Blanche E. Jacobson Foundation, Daywood Foundation, Martha Gaines & Russell Wehrle Memorial Foundation, and WVDEP.