Places arianalbear Wants to Go

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

The remains of one of the last mining camps developed on the New River.

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

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

Smack in the midst of coal country, this collection provides a peoples' history of Appalachian miners' heritage.

One of the few surviving examples of the first lock and dam system built on the Ohio River.

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.

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

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

A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.

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

An abandoned 1920s school with a mysterious history.

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

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

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

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

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.

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

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

Nothing says indulgence like a 1,500-pound chocolate castle.

A curious building honoring past and current members of a historic musical comedy troupe.