Morgantown, West Virginia
Henry Clay Iron Furnace
A well-preserved relic of the industrial age steel and iron works that dotted West Virginia.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Morgantown, West Virginia
A well-preserved relic of the industrial age steel and iron works that dotted West Virginia.
Weirton, West Virginia
In an odd geographic anomaly this city borders two different states on opposite sides of town.
Morgantown, West Virginia
This university transit system is a 1970's vision of the future.
Green Bank, West Virginia
The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.
Green Bank, West Virginia
This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.
Riverton, West Virginia
Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.
Cass, West Virginia
Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.
Moundsville, West Virginia
Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.
Oak Hill, West Virginia
An abandoned 1920s school with a mysterious history.
Dorothy, West Virginia
This small West Virginia park is a land trust holdout against mountaintop removal mining.
Moundsville, West Virginia
The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.
Weston, West Virginia
A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.
Logan, Ohio
Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.
Ray, Ohio
A slab of sandstone covered with mysterious 1,000-year-old rock carvings from a vanished North American culture.
Beckley, West Virginia
A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.
Thurmond, West Virginia
Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.
Ansted, West Virginia
The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
The farming museum contains an extensive taxidermy collection, including the world's largest stuffed horse.
Gallipolis, Ohio
The failure of one component toppled this entire bridge during rush hour.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.
Charleston, West Virginia
This tiny man looms large over downtown Charleston.