Rogers, Kentucky
The Gorge Underground
Explore the flooded remains of a limestone mine in Kentucky.
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Rogers, Kentucky
Explore the flooded remains of a limestone mine in Kentucky.
Warm Springs, Virginia
Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.
Blacksburg, Virginia
Bronze frogs link the town’s hidden waterways with the people who shaped it.
Wytheville, Virginia
A 100-foot metal tower and swinging bridge that provides stunning views of mountains in five states.
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.
Matewan, West Virginia
Dedicated to the largest armed uprising in American history since the Civil War.
Pocahontas, Virginia
A literal in-depth look at one of the United States' most cherished coal mines and the questionable working conditions of its laborers
Hillsboro, West Virginia
West Virginia’s first state park commemorates one of the state’s last significant Civil War battles.
Hillsboro, West Virginia
West Virginia’s largest bog is home to rare carnivorous plants.
Gilbert, West Virginia
Sample original Hatfield family moonshine at this distillery in southern West Virginia.
Beckley, West Virginia
A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.
Scarbro, West Virginia
Smack in the midst of coal country, this collection provides a peoples' history of Appalachian miners' heritage.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.
Oak Hill, West Virginia
A humble plaque marks the site where the country music legend was found dead in his Cadillac.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
Soak in the sacred vibes at this beloved food and coffee hangout inside a former church.
Whitesville, West Virginia
A memorial in coal country commemorates the victims of an all-too-preventable mining disaster.
Spencer, West Virginia
A table rock formation that has been intriguing West Virginians for years.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.
Joliet, Illinois
A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.
Wilmington, Illinois
This national park dedicated to the tallgrass prairie ecosystem still displays its military past.
Wilmington, Illinois
This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.
Wilmington, Illinois
On the site of a former Army ammunition plant, bison now roam a restored sea of grass.