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A memorial honoring those who perished in one of the worst construction disasters in U.S. history.

This colorful West Virginia cowboy greets passersby with a glassy stare.

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

A cult archaeology conspiracy theory claims these West Virginia petroglyphs were written by Irish monks in Ogham.

A monument marks the location of the first successful steamboat demonstration.

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

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

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

Two insane asylum bodies embalmed by an amateur.

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

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

This solitary gravestone is separated from the rest in Appleton, explaining why local legends continue to surround it.

The remnants of this Douglas fir predate Columbus's arrival in North America.

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

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

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

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

The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.

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

Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.

An eclectic assortment of medieval architecture in a small Iowa town.

This seemingly charming home memorializes and honors the victims of a century-old unsolved murder.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.