Dorothy, West Virginia
Stanley Heirs Park
This small West Virginia park is a land trust holdout against mountaintop removal mining.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Dorothy, West Virginia
This small West Virginia park is a land trust holdout against mountaintop removal mining.
Weirton, West Virginia
In an odd geographic anomaly this city borders two different states on opposite sides of town.
Arthurdale, West Virginia
The brainchild of Eleanor Roosevelt, her "Little Village" was a collectivist dream.
Keyser, West Virginia
This former fire tower found new life as a communications hub complete with a scenic overlook.
Eglon, West Virginia
The highest point in Maryland is only accessible by hiking through another state.
Eglon, West Virginia
This claimant to the title of "smallest church in the 48 states" doubles as an equally tiny, quasi-post office.
Charleston, West Virginia
This tiny man looms large over downtown Charleston.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.
Lewisburg, West Virginia
Home of a 28-foot tall stalagmite known as the War Club.
Chester, West Virginia
First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
Berkeley Springs State Park boasts the nation's only monument commemorating presidential bathing.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
These rows of World War II-era bunkers were the scene of some of the infamous Mothman sightings.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.
Ansted, West Virginia
The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.
Thurmond, West Virginia
Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.
Rock, West Virginia
This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.
Lewes, Delaware
A grotesque Fiji merman dwells within this traditional Dutch-style building.
Ellicott City, Maryland
Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.
Ellicott City, Maryland
The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.
Clarksburg, Maryland
A well-worn trail through thick woods in northern Montgomery County leads to an old schoolhouse.
Bethesda, Maryland
This propitious plastic porcine has been petitioning park visitors to pick up after themselves for more than 50 years.
Havre de Grace, Maryland
The Decoy Capital of the World.
Woolford, Maryland
The United States' oldest Episcopal church still in active use.