Places halfLight7 Wants to Go

The lowest point in the state of Illinois, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

Everyone and everything one man ever loved and lost, now stare into the East for all eternity.

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

The failure of one component toppled this entire bridge during rush hour.

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

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

In the middle of an abandoned stretch of old Route 50 lies a tombstone that weighs three tons.

This schoolhouse for Black American children is one of the oldest remaining in southeastern Ohio.

A lost cemetery stands forgotten on a hilltop, known only to the older residents of Pomeroy.

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

This tiny man looms large over downtown Charleston.

A lone grave is quietly tucked away in Kanawha Riflemen's Memorial Park.

Beautiful waterfalls grace a canyon visibly torn by a violent tornado.

Outstanding collection of 19th century medical instruments includes a life-size figure cast from as many as 200 cadavers.

This tombstone marks the final resting place of the beloved 1990's character, Ernest P. Worrell.

Unique tower has outlasted a takeover of the company.

A theme park featuring a replica of Noah's Ark built to the measurements specified in the Bible.

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

A slab of sandstone covered with mysterious 1,000-year-old rock carvings from a vanished North American culture.

Two insane asylum bodies embalmed by an amateur.

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

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

The highest point in Maryland is only accessible by hiking through another state.