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.

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

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

This tiny man looms large over downtown Charleston.

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

This university transit system is a 1970s vision of the future.

The actor best known for slapstick comedy is memorialized in his home town.

The first blast furnace in the United States that used coal and coke fuel instead of charcoal to make pig iron.

Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.

This is the cabin from which John Brown and his men launched their fateful war to end slavery on October 16, 1859.

Not all airplanes are found in hangars or on runways, but this wayward fuselage seems out of place in its odd rural resting place.

A cave on the Maryland border where civilians took refuge during the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.

Electronic inventions that resulted in products and systems we use every day are on display in this labor-of-love museum.

Its diverse collection of computers and technology spans the ages.

A swimming hole in the historic industrial quarry that supplied the marble for the Baltimore Washington Monument.

The final resting place of an iconic drag performer is decorated with pearls and hot-pink lipstick.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

Nobles would stage mock naval battles on this large lake at the Royal Palace of Caserta.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

Well-preserved, still-functional sliding wood doors from Ancient Rome can be found in this Vesuvius-stricken house.

The solitary grave of a schooner captain killed by lightning while serving biscuits.

The taxidermy remains of the most popular pony in children's literature.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.