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Crin Ge

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The stage at the campgrounds.

Dorothy, West Virginia

Stanley Heirs Park

This small West Virginia park is a land trust holdout against mountaintop removal mining.

The Marland Hights District of Weirton, West Virginia.

Weirton, West Virginia

Weirton

In an odd geographic anomaly this city borders two different states on opposite sides of town.

Archival view of the co-op general store in Arthurdale, WV

Arthurdale, West Virginia

Arthurdale Historic District

The brainchild of Eleanor Roosevelt, her "Little Village" was a collectivist dream.

Pinnacle Knob Fire Tower

Keyser, West Virginia

Pinnacle Knob Fire Tower

This former fire tower found new life as a communications hub complete with a scenic overlook.

Hoye-Crest

Eglon, West Virginia

Hoye-Crest

The highest point in Maryland is only accessible by hiking through another state.

Church exterior

Eglon, West Virginia

Our Lady of the Pines

This claimant to the title of "smallest church in the 48 states" doubles as an equally tiny, quasi-post office.

Mortar Man

Charleston, West Virginia

Mortar Man

This tiny man looms large over downtown Charleston.

John Brown's Fort as it appears today

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

John Brown's Fort

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

2021

Lewisburg, West Virginia

Lost World Caverns

Home of a 28-foot tall stalagmite known as the War Club.

The Chester Teapot, at night

Chester, West Virginia

World's Largest Teapot

First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.

George Washington Bathtub, August 2019

Berkeley Springs, West Virginia

George Washington Bathtub

Berkeley Springs State Park boasts the nation's only monument commemorating presidential bathing.

True Treats

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

True Treats

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

TNT igloo hidden by overgrowth.

Point Pleasant, West Virginia

TNT Area

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

Nuttallburg

Fayetteville, West Virginia

Nuttallburg

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.

Mystery Hole

Ansted, West Virginia

Mystery Hole

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

Thurmond's Main Street. (LeahC/Atlas Obscura)

Thurmond, West Virginia

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.

The swing ride

Rock, West Virginia

Lake Shawnee Amusement Park

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

Zwaanendael Museum.

Lewes, Delaware

Zwaanendael Museum

A grotesque Fiji merman dwells within this traditional Dutch-style building.

Enchanted Forest Theme Park
Permanently Closed

Ellicott City, Maryland

Enchanted Forest Theme Park

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

Hell House Altar
Permanently Closed

Ellicott City, Maryland

St. Mary's College

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

Kingsley Schoolhouse

Clarksburg, Maryland

Kingsley Schoolhouse

A well-worn trail through thick woods in northern Montgomery County leads to an old schoolhouse.

Porky The Litter Eater

Bethesda, Maryland

Porky The Litter Eater

This propitious plastic porcine has been petitioning park visitors to pick up after themselves for more than 50 years.

Decoys

Havre de Grace, Maryland

Havre de Grace Decoy Museum

The Decoy Capital of the World.

Old Trinity Church.

Woolford, Maryland

Old Trinity Church

The United States' oldest Episcopal church still in active use.

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