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This statue in Talcott, West Virginia, is an enduring symbol of American grit.

This restaurant is devoted to celebrating Appalachia's cuisine.

Sample original Hatfield family moonshine at this distillery in southern West Virginia.

The farming museum contains an extensive taxidermy collection, including the world's largest stuffed horse.

The birthplace of Appalachia's only first lady, who some have dubbed the United States' "first female president."

This fourth-generation family business is reviving West Virginia's historic tradition of salt-making.

This rural bridge gave the government of West Virginia a red scare.

The final resting place of the renowned, eccentric artist doesn’t even include his name.

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

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

Jamestown may have been the first permanent English settlement in the Americas, but the colonists made landfall at a lesser known cape.

Trek up to an abandoned fire lookout from the 1930s for an unimpeded view.

These former ticket office windows in London's underground now house pocket-size parks.

An old locomotive hides deep in the forest.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

Hidden in plain sight, a gravestone seemingly inscribed from the future stands among the cemetery’s historic tombs.

This Ohio cemetery is home to the remains of many Confederate officers and soldiers who were once held nearby as prisoners of war.

A young state senator's deathbed plea to be buried inside a rock resulted in this unusual grave site.

A mini-Stonehenge in the corner of the North Carolina state capitol grounds.

An Oklahoma museum that celebrates the history of the "Mother Road."

A public art piece that barely gets recognized, but then that might be the point.

One of the most important yet well-hidden museums dedicated to the history of medicine.

The Tübingen University anatomical collection hosts an example of an extremely rare medical phenomenon.

This tombstone marks the spot where the legendary British spy met his end.