Places Gravefog Wants to Go

A once-abandoned school building converted into a fantastical multi-level art installation and haven for Appalachian artists.

West Virginia’s largest bog is home to rare carnivorous plants.

A 1,000-foot-long railroad tunnel under Shavers Fork connected the towns during West Virginia's logging boom until its closure in 1985.

This harrowing climb along West Virginia's jagged spires is one of the only Via Ferrata on America's east coast.

Once home to a thriving oil industry, this town now sits eerily abandoned.

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.

Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.

An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.

The tallest waterfall in West Virginia.

Winding country roads in eastern West Virginia lead to an extraordinary place populated by fiberglass giants.

This general store is more than a century old and home to various oddities and antiques.

This former fire tower is now a rustic observatory that offers amazing views of eagles, hawks, and the Appalachian Mountains.

Two insane asylum bodies embalmed by an amateur.

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

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

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.

Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

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

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

Thousands of jack o'lanterns light up Halloween at this historic West Virginia home.

A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.