The oldest arched-covered bridge in Virginia has truly withstood the test of time.

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

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

An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.

A humble plaque marks the site where the country music legend was found dead in his Cadillac.

In the mountains of West Virginia is this perfectly preserved Art Deco train station.

An abandoned 1920s school with a mysterious history.

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

The isolated final resting place for perished coal miners.

This functioning mill was built in the 1970s using parts from several other West Virginia mills.

An extensive, if one-sided, history of U.S. law enforcement's war on drugs.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.

This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.

A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.

Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

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

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.