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An enormous natural sandstone bridge in Kentucky.

Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

Here lies Zona, whose ghostly testimony led to her husband’s murder conviction.

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

True to its name, this little house presents like a dollhouse, and surprising details are revealed with a quick peek through the window.

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

West Virginia’s largest bog is home to rare carnivorous plants.

In 1869, Swiss and German immigrants settled in this small town in the mountains of West Virginia.

A 1,000-foot-long railroad tunnel under Shavers Fork connected the towns during West Virginia's logging boom until its closure in 1985.

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

This harrowing climb along West Virginia's jagged spires is one of the only Via Ferrata on America's east coast.

This arcade is one of the last places to catch a public performance by the now-defunct ShowBiz Pizza's house band of animatronic animals.

Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.

In an odd geographic anomaly this city borders two different states on opposite sides of town.

An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.

A giant time capsule not scheduled to be cored until 2040.

In the mountains of West Virginia is this perfectly preserved Art Deco train station.

This former fire tower found new life as a communications hub complete with a scenic overlook.

This claimant to the title of "smallest church in the 48 states" doubles as an equally tiny, quasi-post office.

The tallest waterfall in West Virginia.

The isolated final resting place for perished coal miners.

This general store is more than a century old and home to various oddities and antiques.

A cult archaeology conspiracy theory claims these West Virginia petroglyphs were written by Irish monks in Ogham.