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

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

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

A beautiful hidden gem in central West Virginia.

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

The first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in literature came from the foothills of Appalachia.

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

The largest piece of cut lead crystal adorned a grave for 75 years and is now the shining star of a glass museum.

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

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.

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

Spectacular mineral formations fill these caves, which have been used for everything from smoking meat to stashing illicit liquor.

A giant time capsule not scheduled to be cored until 2040.

This claimant to the title of "smallest church in the 48 states" doubles as an equally tiny, quasi-post office.

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

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

A monument marks the location of the first successful steamboat demonstration.

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

The brainchild of Eleanor Roosevelt, her "Little Village" was a collectivist dream.

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

The remains of one of the last mining camps developed on the New River.

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

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

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