Places misailr Wants to Go

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.

An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.

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

This small West Virginia park is a land trust holdout against mountaintop removal mining.

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

In an odd geographic anomaly this city borders two different states on opposite sides of town.

Visit a replica of the estate where Aaron Burr allegedly plotted a treasonous scheme against the United States.

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

The highest point in Maryland is only accessible by hiking through another state.

The brainchild of Eleanor Roosevelt, her "Little Village" was a collectivist dream.

This tiny man looms large over downtown Charleston.

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

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

This California artist's front yard acts as a gallery for his unique, scrap metal animal sculptures.

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

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

A table rock formation that has been intriguing West Virginians for years.

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

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

This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.

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

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

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

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