Thurmond, West Virginia
Thurmond, West Virginia
Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.
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Lake Shawnee Amusement Park
This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.
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How to Explore West Virginia’s Underground Wonders
A field guide to the most invigorating subterranean adventures in the Mountain State
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A Cultural Historian Explores an Old Mental Hospital, and Why They Scare Us
They are haunted, but not by ghosts.
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Lost World Caverns
Home of a 28-foot tall stalagmite known as the War Club.
Unusual Attractions in West Virginia
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Kenova, West Virginia
Kenova's Pumpkin House
Thousands of jack o'lanterns light up Halloween at this historic West Virginia home.
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
George Washington Bathtub
Berkeley Springs State Park boasts the nation's only monument commemorating presidential bathing.
Rock, West Virginia
Lake Shawnee Amusement Park
This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.
Weston, West Virginia
Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Mothman Museum
A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.
Cameron, West Virginia
Archive of the Afterlife
The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
New River Gorge Bridge
One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.
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On the Trail of the Mothman
A mysterious creature, an abandoned munitions site, and a deadly bridge collapse intertwine in the folklore of Point Pleasant.
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The Women Who Saved the Fasnacht FestivalSponsored By West Virginia Department of Tourism
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ArthurdaleBy The Podcast Team , Atlas Obscura
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Embracing Adventure in FayettevilleSponsored By GoUSA TV
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The GreenbrierBy The Podcast Team , Atlas Obscura
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The Blue Ridge Honey Made ‘by Bees and Angels’By Rachel Kester , Atlas Obscura
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What It's Like to Be a Water JudgeBy Stephanie Kalina-Metzger , Atlas Obscura
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Why Trees Are the Most Reliable Historians of Early AmericaBy Isaac Schultz , Atlas Obscura
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