Arthurdale, West Virginia
Arthurdale Historic District
The brainchild of Eleanor Roosevelt, her "Little Village" was a collectivist dream.
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Arthurdale, West Virginia
The brainchild of Eleanor Roosevelt, her "Little Village" was a collectivist dream.
Morgantown, West Virginia
A well-preserved relic of the industrial age steel and iron works that dotted West Virginia.
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.
Clear Fork, West Virginia
A cult archaeology conspiracy theory claims these West Virginia petroglyphs were written by Irish monks in Ogham.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
Berkeley Springs State Park boasts the nation's only monument commemorating presidential bathing.
Moundsville, West Virginia
The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.
Philippi, West Virginia
Two insane asylum bodies embalmed by an amateur.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.
Wilmington, North Carolina
For more than 150 years, this cemetery has served as the final resting place for many members of Wilmington's Black community.
Mooresville, North Carolina
Formerly the most gerrymandered district in the U.S., it twisted and turned along racial borders.
New Bern, North Carolina
The humble gravesite of the man who failed to cash in on his Pepsi-cola goldmine.
Hillsborough, North Carolina
One of the few surviving original NASCAR dirt-track speedways.
Ocracoke, North Carolina
The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.
Newport, North Carolina
This sinkhole is disguised as a pond and named after the man who stumbled upon it.
Creedmoor, North Carolina
Artisans have been gathering in North Carolina since 1989 to show off whimsical takes on an everyday item.
Troutman, North Carolina
A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.
Durham, North Carolina
This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.
Raeford, North Carolina
The world's largest vertical wind tunnel.
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.
Beaufort, North Carolina
A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.
Cleveland, North Carolina
Mystery surrounds a famous marshal of Napoleon's army.
Winnabow, North Carolina
From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.