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

Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.

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

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

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.

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

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

An oddly poignant roadside attraction celebrating American folklore.

The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.

A lovely hidden waterfall right off the highway is well worth a stop.

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

Watch the ships come in on Michigan's 210 ft. high observation deck in Sault Ste. Marie.

Large one-man sculpture park in Michigan.

This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.