In 1869, Swiss and German immigrants settled in this small town in the mountains of West Virginia.

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

This striking Victorian Home with its 113-foot turret is best known as the site where abolitionist John Brown was executed in 1859.

The "All-Seeing Eye of God" symbol on this library is a clue to one of the many former lives of this building.

Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.

The actor best known for slapstick comedy is memorialized in his home town.

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

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

A beautiful hidden gem in central West Virginia.

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

In 1952, a strange encounter in the woods of West Virginia led to the legend of a 10-foot-tall monster with glowing eyes and a distinctive style.

The site of the one and only battle of Lord Dunmore's War.

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

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

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

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

Visit a replica of the estate where Aaron Burr allegedly plotted a treasonous scheme against the United States.

The farming museum contains an extensive taxidermy collection, including the world's largest stuffed horse.

Two gems of Beaux Arts architecture that have been sitting vacant for years.

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

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

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

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

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