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A lighthouse on this West Virginia lake started as a joke, then the forces of nature helped make it a reality.

This colorful West Virginia cowboy greets passersby with a glassy stare.

A beautiful hidden gem in central West Virginia.

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

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.

A memorial in coal country commemorates the victims of an all-too-preventable mining disaster.

This lookout tower built in the 1930s is now an in-demand cabin with what might be the best view of the Seneca State Forest.

Spectacular mineral formations fill these caves, which have been used for everything from smoking meat to stashing illicit liquor.

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

Visit a replica of the estate where Aaron Burr allegedly plotted a treasonous scheme against the United States.

The farming museum contains an extensive taxidermy collection, including the world's largest stuffed horse.

The isolated final resting place for perished coal miners.

Two gems of Beaux Arts architecture that have been sitting vacant for years.

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

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

This former fire tower is now a rustic observatory that offers amazing views of eagles, hawks, and the Appalachian Mountains.

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

This tiny man looms large over downtown Charleston.

A humble plaque marks the site where the country music legend was found dead in his Cadillac.

This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.

This California artist's front yard acts as a gallery for his unique, scrap metal animal sculptures.

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

This abandoned train tunnel has been the subject of countless ghost stories for years.

Two insane asylum bodies embalmed by an amateur.