Smack in the midst of coal country, this collection provides a peoples' history of Appalachian miners' heritage.

This university transit system is a 1970's vision of the future.

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.

Two insane asylum bodies embalmed by an amateur.

A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.

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

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

An abandoned 1920s school with a mysterious history.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.