Places Gravefog Wants to Go

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

An original apothecary from 1792.

This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.

An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.

Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.

An abandoned 1920s school with a mysterious history.

This abandoned school has had many lives since the early 1900s, and all of them doomed.

A lifetime collection of thousands of automobile and vintage gas station items at no charge to view.

Climb the tallest remaining fire lookout tower in West Virginia for unparalleled views—if you dare.

Catch rising stars of Appalachia’s music scene before they make it big at this restaurant and community hub.

Soak in the sacred vibes at this beloved food and coffee hangout inside a former church.

The legacy of the Ohio-founded Fostoria Glass Company lives on in West Virginia.

Step back in time to explore 19th-century Appalachian life, from blacksmiths to Model Ts.

In West Virginia, you can walk across the longest single-arch bridge in the Western Hemisphere.

True to its name, this little house presents like a dollhouse, and surprising details are revealed with a quick peek through the window.