Places Charles WV Wants to Go

The patron saint of cats founded this stunning Romanesque church in the 7th century.

This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.

A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.

A small cave with a larger-than-life legend.

This unassuming home played a pivotal role in American history, essentially putting an end to the Revolutionary War.

The location where the American Revolution ended.

Rowdy rebels fortified this home during the first popular uprising in United States history.

This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.

The eerie ruins of a remote abandoned hamlet said to be founded by the survivors of a shipwreck.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

One of the last remaining pedestrian suspension bridges in North Carolina.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.