The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

Berkeley Hot Springs presents to you "the only outdoor monument to presidential bathing."

Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

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

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

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

Soaring over the Niagara Whirlpool since 1916.

Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.

This former zinc operation has a 90-year toxic history.

This museum is dedicated to the first coast-to-coast highway.

After covering almost 1.5 billion acres, the survey's still not finished.

This icon of the Atomic Age now lays dormant.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.