These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.

West Virginia’s largest bog is home to rare carnivorous plants.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

West Virginia’s first state park commemorates one of the state’s last significant Civil War battles.

The first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in literature came from the foothills of Appalachia.

Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.

One of the few remaining Rosenwald Schools left in Virginia.

These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

The original span of a high bridge across the deep Crooked River Gorge has been preserved for pedestrian use.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

All aboard the world's longest miniature railway.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.

This Wild West attraction is alive with glitching automatons.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.