Places Charles WV Wants to Go

A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.

One of the best-preserved Native American mounds remaining in the southern United States.

A downtown filled with nearly deserted historic buildings was revived as a pastel paradise.

An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

The second-largest ceremonial mound in the United States is an artificial hill that is loosely shaped like a pentagon.

A dramatically eroding canyon thousands of miles from the desert.

A cheeky alleyway window hosts tiny rotating exhibits with outsized charm.

A small museum celebrating the work of a Mississippi artist who had a unique connection with the natural world.

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.

This massive cave is a sight to behold.

Underneath this water pump, Annie Sullivan helped Keller speak her first words.

The longest non-mortared wall in the country is one man's tribute to his displaced Yuchi ancestor's five-year journey to her homeland.

You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.

Famous for its bio-luminescent inhabitants, known as "dismalites."

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

In Rickwood Caverns, visitors can travel hundreds of feet underground and see beautiful formations unique to the region.

A unique book shop with a collection of rare tomes and a nostalgia museum.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

Since it formed millions of years ago, this cave system has been a sacred burial ground, a Prohibition-era speakeasy, and the center of an amusement park.

These ruins are all that's left of the former Alabama State Capitol.

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.