Chedglow, England
Colin's Barn
Colin Stokes "got a bit carried away" and built a castle that looks like something out of Tolkien.
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Chedglow, England
Colin Stokes "got a bit carried away" and built a castle that looks like something out of Tolkien.
Cass, West Virginia
Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.
Spencer, West Virginia
A table rock formation that has been intriguing West Virginians for years.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
These rows of World War II-era bunkers were the scene of some of the infamous Mothman sightings.
Alderson, West Virginia
This abandoned school has had many lives since the early 1900s, and all of them doomed.
Oak Hill, West Virginia
An abandoned 1920s school with a mysterious history.
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
Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.
Moundsville, West Virginia
Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.
Wheeling, West Virginia
This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.
Cameron, West Virginia
The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.
Richmond, Virginia
A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.
Port Royal, Virginia
The Virginia farm where John Wilkes Booth met his grisly end is now largely forgotten.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.
Lynchburg, Virginia
A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.
Williamsburg, Virginia
America's first public mental health facility.
Fairfax Station, Virginia
This Virginia railway overpass is said to be haunted by a serial killer in a rabbit costume.
White Post, Virginia
Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.
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.
Ansted, West Virginia
The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.
Moundsville, West Virginia
Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.
Weston, West Virginia
A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.