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A well-preserved relic of the industrial age steel and iron works that dotted West Virginia.

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

This abandoned mine and power plant was built atop land once given to Revolutionary War soldiers.

The remains of one of the last mining camps developed on the New River.

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

This general store is more than a century old and home to various oddities and antiques.

An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.

In the mountains of West Virginia is this perfectly preserved Art Deco train station.

Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.

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

Winding country roads in eastern West Virginia lead to an extraordinary place populated by fiberglass giants.

This former fire tower found new life as a communications hub complete with a scenic overlook.

A beautiful hidden gem in central West Virginia.

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.

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

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

The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

This little brick tunnel built by Confederate forces was used to conduct surprise attacks on the railroad.

This field of concrete was once an active defense site armed with nuclear warheads.

These buildings are a poignant reminder of the thousands of horses and mules who passed through this area of the Shenandoah Valley on their way to war.

This abandoned church languishing for decades is now one man's passion project and subject of paranormal investigators.

The well-preserved remnants of a bridge that once made up a WW1-era military railroad.