Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Birthplace of the Steamboat
A monument marks the location of the first successful steamboat demonstration.
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Shepherdstown, West Virginia
A monument marks the location of the first successful steamboat demonstration.
Dunmore, West Virginia
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.
Oak Hill, West Virginia
A humble plaque marks the site where the country music legend was found dead in his Cadillac.
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
This general store is more than a century old and home to various oddities and antiques.
Union, West Virginia
This former fire tower is now a rustic observatory that offers amazing views of eagles, hawks, and the Appalachian Mountains.
Moundsville, West Virginia
The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
Berkeley Springs State Park boasts the nation's only monument commemorating presidential bathing.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
These rows of World War II-era bunkers were the scene of some of the infamous Mothman sightings.
Cass, West Virginia
Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.
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.
Dallas, Texas
A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.
Adair, Iowa
Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.
Lawrence, Kansas
Lone survivor from Custer's Last Stand forever preserved.
Independence, Kansas
This stadium was the home of the first organized night baseball game.
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
An oil baron's wild paradise and the winner of an ill-fated air race.
Skiatook, Oklahoma
A natural rock formation believed to be a cure-all.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
A half-size replica of the World Trade Center towers above Tulsa.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.
Halchita, Utah
The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.
Huntsville, Utah
Eat burgers beneath gargantuan taxidermy and thousands of dollar bills in Utah's oldest continuously-operating bar.
Hanksville, Utah
A Mars simulation in the southern Utah desert.
Moab, Utah
The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.
Oakley, Utah
What's a diner from the 1939 World's Fair doing in a remote Utah mountain town?