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A table rock formation that has been intriguing West Virginians for years.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

Thousands of jack o'lanterns light up Halloween at this historic West Virginia home.

These rows of World War II-era bunkers were the scene of some of the infamous Mothman sightings.

This abandoned school has had many lives since the early 1900s, and all of them doomed.

An abandoned 1920s school with a mysterious history.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.

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

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.

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

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

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

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

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

An obelisk marks the farmhouse where the founder of Mormonism was born.

The place where the great marine explorer first learned to work underwater is not where you'd expect.

Lake Champlain Bridge, the recently demolished and rebuilt bridge where they filmed "What Lies Beneath".

An unexpected canine grave atop a mountain.