Charleston, West Virginia
Mortar Man
This tiny man looms large over downtown Charleston.
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Charleston, West Virginia
This tiny man looms large over downtown Charleston.
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
This general store is more than a century old and home to various oddities and antiques.
Moundsville, West Virginia
The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.
Philippi, West Virginia
Two insane asylum bodies embalmed by an amateur.
Chester, West Virginia
First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.
Durham, North Carolina
The birthplace of a tobacco empire.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.
Supply, North Carolina
Divinely-inspired village houses 6,000 dolls, plus strange and lovely outsider art.
Sanford, North Carolina
An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.
Sanford, North Carolina
Ruins of an American Civil War iron forge still survive today.
Asheville, North Carolina
The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.
Manteo, North Carolina
Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.
Asheville, North Carolina
This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.
Claremont, North Carolina
A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.
Sylva, North Carolina
The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.
Asheville, North Carolina
This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.