The highest point in Maryland is only accessible by hiking through another state.

A melancholy guardian doubles as a judicious godmother to this small town cemetery.

Endless rows of boxes of paper records line the hallways of the archaic federal facility where guns are traced.

Winding country roads in eastern West Virginia lead to an extraordinary place populated by fiberglass giants.

This colorful West Virginia cowboy greets passersby with a glassy stare.

This lookout tower built in the 1930s is now an in-demand cabin with what might be the best view of the Seneca State Forest.

This former fire tower is now a rustic observatory that offers amazing views of eagles, hawks, and the Appalachian Mountains.

Thousands of tiny squares in different colors make up this piece of street art.

A memorial in coal country commemorates the victims of an all-too-preventable mining disaster.

In an odd geographic anomaly this city borders two different states on opposite sides of town.

This former fire tower found new life as a communications hub complete with a scenic overlook.

A beautiful hidden gem in central West Virginia.

This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.

An abandoned 1920s school with a mysterious history.

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

A lighthouse on this West Virginia lake started as a joke, then the forces of nature helped make it a reality.

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

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.

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.

The first national memorial to honor all women suffragists stands on land where suffragists were once imprisoned.

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

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.