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.
Eglon, West Virginia
This claimant to the title of "smallest church in the 48 states" doubles as an equally tiny, quasi-post office.
Grafton, West Virginia
Two gems of Beaux Arts architecture that have been sitting vacant for years.
Parkersburg, West Virginia
A melancholy guardian doubles as a judicious godmother to this small town cemetery.
Union, West Virginia
This former fire tower is now a rustic observatory that offers amazing views of eagles, hawks, and the Appalachian Mountains.
Morgantown, West Virginia
This university transit system is a 1970s vision of the future.
Arthurdale, West Virginia
The brainchild of Eleanor Roosevelt, her "Little Village" was a collectivist dream.
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
This general store is more than a century old and home to various oddities and antiques.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.
Salem, West Virginia
This abandoned train tunnel has been the subject of countless ghost stories for years.
Philippi, West Virginia
Two insane asylum bodies embalmed by an amateur.
Riverton, West Virginia
Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.
Norfolk, Virginia
This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.
Norfolk, Virginia
A sculpture made from recycled materials and hand-blown glass dedicated to transportation and transformation.
Chesapeake, Virginia
This environmental engineering marvel keeps salt water from the Elizabeth River.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Headquarters of the legendary clairvoyant's readings, spiritual hospital, and massage school.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
The eerie ruins of a remote abandoned hamlet said to be founded by the survivors of a shipwreck.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
The home of pigs, snakes, chameleons, and the alleged largest bunny in the United States.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Metal dinosaurs lurk in a sculpture garden on the outskirts of a popular resort town.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.
Queens, New York
This New York florist also sells traditional tofu pudding.
São Paulo, Brazil
The building that once housed the dictator's secret police is now a museum that documents the history of an oppressive regime and those who fought against it.
Gothenburg, Sweden
The charming storybook building now houses a small police museum.