The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.

Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.

The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.

A cult archaeology conspiracy theory claims these West Virginia petroglyphs were written by Irish monks in Ogham.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.

An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.

One of the few surviving examples of the first lock and dam system built on the Ohio River.

At the center of this cemetery stands a 2,000-year-old burial mound of the Adena culture.

Dozens of striking Indian symbols cover the second-floor hallways of this rural courthouse.

The center preserves and houses artifacts ranging from the colonial era to modern times from across Appalachia.

In the mountains of West Virginia is this perfectly preserved Art Deco train station.

The oldest arched-covered bridge in Virginia has truly withstood the test of time.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

A beautiful hidden gem in central West Virginia.

The isolated final resting place for perished coal miners.

Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.

The remains of one of the last mining camps developed on the New River.

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.

Two insane asylum bodies embalmed by an amateur.

The first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in literature came from the foothills of Appalachia.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.