Circleville, Ohio
World's Largest Pumpkin Water Tower
Circleville is seriously smitten with this giant gourd.
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Circleville, Ohio
Circleville is seriously smitten with this giant gourd.
Portsmouth, Ohio
One of Ohio's longest history books isn't made of paper—it's painted across the floodwall.
Elizabethtown, Kentucky
The world's largest pin (or tack) is located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, at the Transit Authority of Central Kentucky (TACK) headquarters.
Ironton, Ohio
The final resting place of the renowned, eccentric artist doesn’t even include his name.
Covington, Kentucky
Northern Kentucky’s very own Notre Dame showcases intricate stained glass and the bones of saints.
Pineville, Kentucky
This boulder stays on its mountain thanks to a huge chain and on the map due to local legend.
Huntington, West Virginia
At this historic Huntington diner, a century of stories hovers over every booth.
Kenova, West Virginia
A family-run store in an 1892 pharmacy still slings old-fashioned sodas.
Lansing, West Virginia
In West Virginia, you can walk across the longest single-arch bridge in the Western Hemisphere.
Partridge, Kentucky
You can climb to the summit of Black Mountain, as long as you sign the waiver.
Breaks, Virginia
Zipline through the deepest canyon in the eastern United States.
Columbus, Ohio
Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.
Cincinnati, Ohio
An obsolete, vanishing traffic device warns Cincinnati drivers away from middle-of-the-road obstructions.
Huntington, West Virginia
Step back in time to explore 19th-century Appalachian life, from blacksmiths to Model Ts.
Duffield, Virginia
A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.
Hillsboro, West Virginia
West Virginia’s first state park commemorates one of the state’s last significant Civil War battles.
Hillsboro, West Virginia
The first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in literature came from the foothills of Appalachia.
Lewisburg, West Virginia
Home of a 28-foot tall stalagmite known as the War Club.
Lewisburg, West Virginia
Step into the courtroom to learn details of the only case in history where ghostly testimony led to a murderer's conviction.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
Barboursville, West Virginia
This arcade is one of the last places to catch a public performance by the now-defunct ShowBiz Pizza's house band of animatronic animals.
Frankfort, Kentucky
This huge clock made of flowers and simple machinery was once used a political weapon.
Versailles, Kentucky
This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.
Lexington, Kentucky
The taxidermied body of a bear that was a casualty of a drug trafficker’s bizarre death.