Places eshellenberger Wants to Go

A storybook church made from a mesmerizing medley of multi-colored stones.

This tiny museum kept in a B&B laundry room holds the death mask of notorious bank robber Pretty Boy Floyd.

After covering almost 1.5 billion acres, the survey's still not finished.

This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.

One of the oldest surviving lock houses on the Ohio River.

The first burial place of the Harmonist Society, a utopian community for which the surrounding town of Harmony is named.

It may appear to be a fancy junk yard, but each item has a story to tell and a lesson to impart.

These unique rock formations were created during the Ice Age.

Political activist and writer Thomas Paine once lodged at this location.

A sacred collection of indigenous rock art.

Rocky outcrops containing overhangs, caves, fissures, clefts, and alcoves that invite exploration and scrambling.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

10,500 square feet of pinball housed in former dollar store and home to the last playable "Thunderball."

A preserved 18th century homestead in Western Pennsylvania marks the spot where the Whiskey Rebellion began.

The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.

In 1952, a strange encounter in the woods of West Virginia led to the legend of a 10-foot-tall monster with glowing eyes and a distinctive style.

A museum dedicated to the legend of Bigfoot in the Appalachian Mountains.

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.

A star fort along the C&O Canal in western Maryland that protected America in three wars.

Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.

This one-room cabin where the young colonel slept during the French and Indian War.

The site of the little-known Pennsylvania battle that sparked the Seven Years' War.

Explore the legends surrounding these mythical sea creatures inside this museum.

One of the oldest active carousels in the country—but it might be missed by all but the keenest-eyed boardwalk strollers.