Once a gas station, this flightless airplane beside the Old Dixie Highway now houses a barbershop.

This is the 2nd oldest chess club in the United States, hosting many tournaments and lessons.

The small cave that housed Tennessee's "first citizen."

This defunct, fortress-like prison has been the setting for several movies.

This train station inspired the name of a 1970's rock band and provided the backdrop for their album cover.

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

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

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

This statue in Talcott, West Virginia, is an enduring symbol of American grit.

This university transit system is a 1970s vision of the future.

This 19th-century building inadvertently preserved the handprints of its builders within its walls.

The lasting remains of a historic spa.

The first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in literature came from the foothills of Appalachia.

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

The tallest waterfall in West Virginia.

These rows of World War II-era bunkers were the scene of some of the infamous Mothman sightings.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

The site of the one and only battle of Lord Dunmore's War.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

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

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

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