This abandoned train tunnel has been the subject of countless ghost stories for years.

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

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

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

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

A table rock formation that has been intriguing West Virginians for years.

This abandoned school has had many lives since the early 1900s, and all of them doomed.

An abandoned 1920s school with a mysterious history.

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

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

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

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

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

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

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

Taste the white whiskey that the United States' first president once distilled and enjoyed.

The "first cat," "first dog," and even a presidential pygmy hippo all get their due in this museum.

An overgrown garden stands as a grim marker of an unrealized dream.

This little brick tunnel built by Confederate forces was used to conduct surprise attacks on the railroad.

This tree is a living witness to the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement.

This historic, one-acre island is the only legal place to camp in the city of Richmond.

This brick-lined pedestrian walkway was once a railway tunnel used during the Civil War.

The largest cemetery for enslaved people in Loudoun County was almost lost to history, if not for the research of a minister.