Old Central City is Huntington's antiques-and-old-storefronts district, a small stretch west of downtown where the city feels more like a river and rail town than a college centre. The appeal is not a single monument but the texture of the place: brick commercial blocks, second-hand shops, vintage signs, and dealers whose stock ranges from glassware to local railroad odds and ends.
Come when the shops are open and treat it as a slow browse rather than a major sight. It pairs well with Heritage Station or the Museum of Radio and Technology, especially if you are interested in the Ohio Valley's everyday history rather than only its headline attractions.