Places From the Backwoods Wants to Go

Behold the rickety glory of one of the oldest roller coasters still standing.

This beautiful stone arch bridge wasn't even expected to stand for one day, but people have been crossing it for centuries.

Dozens upon dozens of boulders engraved with scripture tell the story of one man's troubled life.

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

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

Pennsylvania's highest point is spotted with boulders which were pushed to the surface by nothing but cold.

This university transit system is a 1970s vision of the future.

Collection of trolley cars in the woods represent one man's attempt to preserve transportation history.

A tradition unlike any other, this marks the site of the annual Groundhog's Day tradition.

A well-preserved relic of the industrial age steel and iron works that dotted West Virginia.

The ruined remains of a coal mining ghost town are hidden within the woods.

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

Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.

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

Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.

First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.

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

Pennsylvania's own Roswell-style UFO mystery.

A macabre farm reserved part of its 222-acres for dead bodies, all in the name of science.

This Pennsylvania cave holds evidence of the oldest known inhabitants of North America.

Francis Julius LeMoyne built this crematory in 1876; he was the third person to be cremated here.

Each step is a mere four inches tall, said to be measured by the stride of a woman wearing a hobble skirt.

A stone arch leads to a cavernous 1930s spring house tucked away in the Pennsylvania woods.

One man's real life disfigurement inspired a lasting local legend surrounding an eerie tunnel.