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.

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

An abandoned 1920s school with a mysterious history.

America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.

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

This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.

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

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

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

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

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

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

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.

Arlington Cemetery exhibit dedicated to death and grieving.

Inside this 150-year-old barn turned antique shop is a vast array of items for curios hunters.

The oldest surviving presidential residence in the United States.

The beloved, war-tested mascot of a Union regiment graces their battlefield monument.

The last remnants of Fort Pitt also hold the distinction of being the oldest structure west of the Allegheny Mountains.

This plaque marks a place where one of Hollywood’s most famous dancers got his start.

The aggressively banal name of this underground fortress of bureaucracy does little to evoke its truly surreal existence.

A museum and research center dedicated to preserving the history of Rolls-Royce and Bentley motorcars.

The singer, actor, and activist lived here during his final years, and now it’s a museum dedicated to his legacy.