Chester, West Virginia
World's Largest Teapot
First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.
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Chester, West Virginia
First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.
Philippi, West Virginia
Two insane asylum bodies embalmed by an amateur.
Riverton, West Virginia
Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.
Kenova, West Virginia
Thousands of jack o'lanterns light up Halloween at this historic West Virginia home.
Washington, West Virginia
One of the few surviving examples of the first lock and dam system built on the Ohio River.
Lewisburg, West Virginia
Home of a 28-foot tall stalagmite known as the War Club.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.
Moundsville, West Virginia
Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.
Ansted, West Virginia
The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.
Thurmond, West Virginia
Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.
Aurora, Texas
This small town Texas cemetery is said to be the burial site of a UFO pilot who crashed in the 1800s.
San Antonio, Texas
A seven-foot-tall cast concrete Native American Chief stands on the south railing of the historic Commerce Street Bridge, commissioned in 1914.
Waco, Texas
Texas’s first suspension bridge is still carrying people across the Brazos.
Tomball, Texas
Well-dressed pickle turned patriotic joint statue in old town Tomball.
Bronson, Texas
The preserved wheel ruts of El Camino Real de los Tejas, an 18th-century Spanish colonial road across America's Southwest.
Vega, Texas
The Milburn-Price Culture Museum in Vega offers a brand-name oversized cultural attraction.
Houston, Texas
The only airport with a people mover system designed by Walt Disney Imagineering.
San Antonio, Texas
Water still flows through the oldest Spanish aqueduct in America.
Weatherford, Texas
The longest floating boardwalk in the United States.
Terrell, Texas
A tribute to one of the most memorable characters from the Transformers movie series.
Big Bend National Park, Texas
This gravity-defying rock formation is one of Big Bend’s natural wonders.