Places caplaugher Wants to Go

Soak in the sacred vibes at this beloved food and coffee hangout inside a former church.

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

This technicolor classic diner is known for its nine-pound banana splits and retro flair.

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

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

Crumbled shell of one of the oldest buildings in Virginia.

A remarkable time capsule of American manufacturing deep in Maryland coal country.

Here lies Zona, whose ghostly testimony led to her husband’s murder conviction.

Step into the courtroom to learn details of the only case in history where ghostly testimony led to a murderer's conviction.

America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.

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.

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

West Virginia’s largest bog is home to rare carnivorous plants.

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

West Virginia’s first state park commemorates one of the state’s last significant Civil War battles.

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

The center preserves and houses artifacts ranging from the colonial era to modern times from across Appalachia.

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

This former zinc operation has a 90-year toxic history.

A 21-foot-tall statue of a miner made of scrap metal stands in this West Virginia coal town.

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

A beautiful hidden gem in central West Virginia.

Catch rising stars of Appalachia’s music scene before they make it big at this restaurant and community hub.

The airport was once a Civil War battleground, and the earthwork defenses can still be seen today.