Places bluestargirl Wants to Go

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

An elegant German-style resort overlooking the Potomoc River.

A factory store where more than 150 years of American pottery history is stacked—and still made just beyond the showroom.

This family-run roadside motel is an ode to the mid-century motor era.

A windswept sandstone overlook offers sweeping views across an ancient plateau.

Once the home of a noted Civil War spy, the two-story brick house now serves as a museum.

At this historic Huntington diner, a century of stories hovers over every booth.

Under some of the darkest skies east of the Mississippi, this park invites you to look up into the Milky Way.

This fourth-generation family business is reviving West Virginia's historic tradition of salt-making.

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

A family-run store in an 1892 pharmacy still slings old-fashioned sodas.

Step back in time to explore 19th-century Appalachian life, from blacksmiths to Model Ts.

You can still shop in one of West Virginia’s oldest stores.

The oldest hotel in West Virginia is reportedly frequented by ghosts.

Dedicated to the largest armed uprising in American history since the Civil War.

The center preserves and houses artifacts ranging from the colonial era to modern times from across Appalachia.

Sample original Hatfield family moonshine at this distillery in southern West Virginia.

Step back in time at this historic variety store, packed with items from a bygone era.