Staunton, Virginia
Abandoned DeJarnette Sanitarium
A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.
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Staunton, Virginia
A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.
Rock, West Virginia
This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.
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.
Oak Hill, West Virginia
An abandoned 1920s school with a mysterious history.
Alderson, West Virginia
This abandoned school has had many lives since the early 1900s, and all of them doomed.
Beech Mountain, North Carolina
A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.
Green Bank, West Virginia
The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.
Cass, West Virginia
Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.
Laurel, Maryland
This abandoned asylum was once a state of the art facility before devolving into one of the most deadly mental institutions in American history.