Eglon, West Virginia
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The highest point in Maryland is only accessible by hiking through another state.
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Eglon, West Virginia
The highest point in Maryland is only accessible by hiking through another state.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
The remains of one of the last mining camps developed on the New River.
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
This general store is more than a century old and home to various oddities and antiques.
Clear Fork, West Virginia
A cult archaeology conspiracy theory claims these West Virginia petroglyphs were written by Irish monks in Ogham.
Charleston, West Virginia
This tiny man looms large over downtown Charleston.
Oak Hill, West Virginia
A humble plaque marks the site where the country music legend was found dead in his Cadillac.
New Cumberland, West Virginia
This California artist's front yard acts as a gallery for his unique, scrap metal animal sculptures.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.
Salem, West Virginia
This abandoned train tunnel has been the subject of countless ghost stories for years.
Philippi, West Virginia
Two insane asylum bodies embalmed by an amateur.
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
Berkeley Springs State Park boasts the nation's only monument commemorating presidential bathing.
Lewisburg, West Virginia
Home of a 28-foot tall stalagmite known as the War Club.
Chester, West Virginia
First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.
Beckley, West Virginia
A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.
Riverton, West Virginia
Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.
Kenova, West Virginia
Thousands of jack o'lanterns light up Halloween at this historic West Virginia home.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.
Spencer, West Virginia
A table rock formation that has been intriguing West Virginians for years.
Moundsville, West Virginia
Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.
Wheeling, West Virginia
This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.
Moundsville, West Virginia
Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.
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.