Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.

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

A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.

In West Virginia, you can walk across the longest single-arch bridge in the Western Hemisphere.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

The site of the one and only battle of Lord Dunmore's War.

The tallest waterfall in West Virginia.

An ode to "The Queen of Appalachia."

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

A tunnel that brings more than a century of history to life from the deepest parts of the Niagara Gorge.

Soaring over the Niagara Whirlpool since 1916.

This small, nautical gift shop is home to a 500-pound behemoth.

The world's longest known cave system.

A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.

The 34th governor of Kentucky was sworn into office while on his deathbed after being shot outside the State House.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.

This huge clock made of flowers and simple machinery was once used a political weapon.

This tombstone marks the final resting place of the beloved 1990's character, Ernest P. Worrell.

The taxidermied body of a bear that was a casualty of a drug trafficker’s bizarre death.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.