Parkersburg, West Virginia
Blennerhassett Island
Visit a replica of the estate where Aaron Burr allegedly plotted a treasonous scheme against the United States.
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Parkersburg, West Virginia
Visit a replica of the estate where Aaron Burr allegedly plotted a treasonous scheme against the United States.
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
A monument marks the location of the first successful steamboat demonstration.
Arthurdale, West Virginia
The brainchild of Eleanor Roosevelt, her "Little Village" was a collectivist dream.
Morgantown, West Virginia
This university transit system is a 1970s vision of the future.
Unger, West Virginia
Winding country roads in eastern West Virginia lead to an extraordinary place populated by fiberglass giants.
Morgantown, West Virginia
A well-preserved relic of the industrial age steel and iron works that dotted West Virginia.
Grafton, West Virginia
Two gems of Beaux Arts architecture that have been sitting vacant for years.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
The remains of one of the last mining camps developed on the New River.
Cabins, West Virginia
Spectacular mineral formations fill these caves, which have been used for everything from smoking meat to stashing illicit liquor.
Parkersburg, West Virginia
A melancholy guardian doubles as a judicious godmother to this small town cemetery.
Sutton, West Virginia
In 1952, a strange encounter in the woods of West Virginia led to the legend of a 10-foot-tall monster with glowing eyes and a distinctive style.
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.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.
Green Bank, West Virginia
This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.
Green Bank, West Virginia
The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.
Salem, West Virginia
This abandoned train tunnel has been the subject of countless ghost stories for years.
Moundsville, West Virginia
The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
Berkeley Springs State Park boasts the nation's only monument commemorating presidential bathing.
Washington, West Virginia
One of the few surviving examples of the first lock and dam system built on the Ohio River.
Lewisburg, West Virginia
Home of a 28-foot tall stalagmite known as the War Club.
Spencer, West Virginia
A table rock formation that has been intriguing West Virginians for years.
Beckley, West Virginia
A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.
Chester, West Virginia
First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.