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Prince Station

Prince, West Virginia

Prince Station

In the mountains of West Virginia is this perfectly preserved Art Deco train station.

Inside the cave

Beckley, West Virginia

Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine

A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.

The Vulcan bridge

Vulcan, West Virginia

Vulcan Bridge

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

West Virginia Mine Wars Museum

Matewan, West Virginia

West Virginia Mine Wars Museum

Dedicated to the largest armed uprising in American history since the Civil War.

In a small town in southern West Virginia, descendants of the famed Hatfield family distill moonshine the same way their ancestors did over 100 years ago.

Gilbert, West Virginia

Hatfield & McCoy Moonshine

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

Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial.

Whitesville, West Virginia

Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial

A memorial in coal country commemorates the victims of an all-too-preventable mining disaster.

'Power'

Charleston, West Virginia

'Power'

Thousands of tiny squares in different colors make up this piece of street art.

The Grave of Thomas Bullitt

Charleston, West Virginia

Grave of Thomas Bullitt

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

Mortar Man

Charleston, West Virginia

Mortar Man

This tiny man looms large over downtown Charleston.

This decaying structure once held the powerhouse for old Lock No. 19.

Washington, West Virginia

Abandoned Lock No. 19

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

The Weeping Woman

Parkersburg, West Virginia

The Weeping Woman

A melancholy guardian doubles as a judicious godmother to this small town cemetery.

Hope Furnace

New Plymouth, Ohio

Hope Iron Furnace

The remains of a massive blast furnace in what was once one of the country's largest iron-producing regions.

A plot marker near the entrance.

Pomeroy, Ohio

St. John’s Church Cemetery

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

The entrance to school, covered in vines.

Pomeroy, Ohio

Kerr’s Run Colored School

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

TNT igloo hidden by overgrowth.

Point Pleasant, West Virginia

TNT Area

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

Mothman statue

Point Pleasant, West Virginia

Mothman Statue

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

A part that is similar to a Silver Bridge eye bar. The eye bars did the job that suspension cables do in modern bridges.

Gallipolis, Ohio

Silver Bridge Disaster Memorial

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

Frozen flock.

Point Pleasant, West Virginia

West Virginia State Farm Museum

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

Another view of the monument.

Point Pleasant, West Virginia

Point Pleasant Battlefield Memorial

The site of the one and only battle of Lord Dunmore's War.

Hillsboro Horseshoe Crab

Hillsboro, Ohio

World's Largest Horseshoe Crab

How did a massive marine arthropod find its way to landlocked Ohio?

Harriet Beecher Stowe, Slavery to Freedom Museum

Maysville, Kentucky

Harriet Beecher Stowe, Slavery to Freedom Museum

This small museum is kept in a house that was integral to the genesis of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Grave of Daniel Boone

Frankfort, Kentucky

Grave of Daniel Boone

This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.

Dixie Cup Water Tower. (Creative Commons)

Lexington, Kentucky

Dixie Cup Water Tower

Unique tower has outlasted a takeover of the company.

Bondurant's Pharmacy

Lexington, Kentucky

Bondurant's Pharmacy

A pharmacy built in the shape of a mortar and pestle, now resembles a fancy cocktail.

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