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

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

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

The isolated final resting place for perished coal miners.

A well-preserved relic of the industrial age steel and iron works that dotted West Virginia.

This California artist's front yard acts as a gallery for his unique, scrap metal animal sculptures.

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.

Home of a 28-foot tall stalagmite known as the War Club.

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

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

First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.

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.

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

Thousands of jack o'lanterns light up Halloween at this historic West Virginia home.

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

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

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.

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.