This collection of over 50 classic pinball machines awaits visitors to downtown Roanoke.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

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

The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.

Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.

In 1869, Swiss and German immigrants settled in this small town in the mountains of West Virginia.

This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

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

This lookout tower built in the 1930s is now an in-demand cabin with what might be the best view of the Seneca State Forest.

West Virginia’s first state park commemorates one of the state’s last significant Civil War battles.

The first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in literature came from the foothills of Appalachia.

The oldest arched-covered bridge in Virginia has truly withstood the test of time.

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

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

Here lies Zona, whose ghostly testimony led to her husband’s murder conviction.

A lighthouse on this West Virginia lake started as a joke, then the forces of nature helped make it a reality.

The tallest waterfall in West Virginia.

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

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

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

An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.

The remains of one of the last mining camps developed on the New River.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.