Places alexaustinkern Wants to Go

The legacy of the Ohio-founded Fostoria Glass Company lives on in West Virginia.

A beautiful hidden gem in central West Virginia.

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

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

The tallest waterfall in West Virginia.

This general store is more than a century old and home to various oddities and antiques.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

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

Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.

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

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

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

World's largest Christmas store.

A small mountain made entirely of banded iron stone overlooking downtown Ishpeming.

Northern Kentucky’s very own Notre Dame showcases intricate stained glass and the bones of saints.

The most magical part of this Latin American and Caribbean art museum is a room covered in beautiful blue tiles from floor to ceiling.

This bell is one of the last remnants of the lost city of Triadelphia.

A massive white oak tree provides a beautiful canopy near a suburban shopping center and stood before the signing of the Constitution.

One of the largest collections of Catalan literature and cultural materials outside of Spain, created by a community of 1960s expats.

Walk a trail through a historic Quaker town that outlawed slavery in 1777 and was a major waypoint on the Underground Railroad.

She stares out across six lanes of traffic, clutching a musket and infant with determination.

This propitious plastic porcine has been petitioning park visitors to pick up after themselves for more than 50 years.

These trenches were used to train the Scottish military for life on the frontlines of World War I.

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.