Places mbrowne108 Wants to Go

A 1,000-foot-long railroad tunnel under Shavers Fork connected the towns during West Virginia's logging boom until its closure in 1985.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

This harrowing climb along West Virginia's jagged spires is one of the only Via Ferrata on America's east coast.

One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.

Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.

The hide of Stonewall Jackson's equine sidekick is on display not far from where the ashes of his bones are buried.

This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.

The final home of the most famous horse of the American Civil War.

Dine in a former general store from the Roaring Twenties, when Eggleston was a hot springs boomtown.

Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.

A 100-foot metal tower and swinging bridge that provides stunning views of mountains in five states.

Every Friday night, Appalachian string-bands turn this country store and soda fountain into a raucous jamboree.

This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.

This museum explores the lives of Chang and Eng, the "Original Siamese Twins."

Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.

One of the oldest Black communities in western North Carolina and one of the largest Black Mennonite congregations in the country.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."

Over 200 people were buried here with only a small stone to mark their final resting place.

While knives are the main feature in this store, visitors will also find dinosaur bones and meteorites.

Waterfalls, rapids, and top-notch swimming spots await in this densely forested corner of the Smokies.

Supplies are schlepped up by llamas at this century-old inn, accessible only by hiking trails in the Great Smokies.

Visit the art studio of an early 20th-century painter, hidden amid the Great Smoky Mountains.

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.