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You can still shop in one of West Virginia’s oldest stores.

Sample original Hatfield family moonshine at this distillery in southern West Virginia.

This functioning mill was built in the 1970s using parts from several other West Virginia mills.

This harrowing climb along West Virginia's jagged spires is one of the only Via Ferrata on America's east coast.

Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.

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

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

This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.

The tallest waterfall in West Virginia.

Spectacular mineral formations fill these caves, which have been used for everything from smoking meat to stashing illicit liquor.

This general store is more than a century old and home to various oddities and antiques.

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

This former fire tower is now a rustic observatory that offers amazing views of eagles, hawks, and the Appalachian Mountains.

This abandoned train tunnel has been the subject of countless ghost stories for years.

A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.

One of the few surviving examples of the first lock and dam system built on the Ohio River.

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

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

Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

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

America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.

This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.

Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.