Weirton, West Virginia
Weirton
In an odd geographic anomaly this city borders two different states on opposite sides of town.
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Weirton, West Virginia
In an odd geographic anomaly this city borders two different states on opposite sides of town.
Keyser, West Virginia
This former fire tower found new life as a communications hub complete with a scenic overlook.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
The site of the one and only battle of Lord Dunmore's War.
New Haven, West Virginia
This abandoned mine and power plant was built atop land once given to Revolutionary War soldiers.
Grafton, West Virginia
A beautiful hidden gem in central West Virginia.
Eglon, West Virginia
This claimant to the title of "smallest church in the 48 states" doubles as an equally tiny, quasi-post office.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.
Gauley Bridge, West Virginia
The tallest waterfall in West Virginia.
Morgantown, West Virginia
This university transit system is a 1970s vision of the future.
Morgantown, West Virginia
A well-preserved relic of the industrial age steel and iron works that dotted West Virginia.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
The remains of one of the last mining camps developed on the New River.
Parkersburg, West Virginia
A melancholy guardian doubles as a judicious godmother to this small town cemetery.
Charleston, West Virginia
This tiny man looms large over downtown Charleston.
Clear Fork, West Virginia
A cult archaeology conspiracy theory claims these West Virginia petroglyphs were written by Irish monks in Ogham.
New Cumberland, West Virginia
This California artist's front yard acts as a gallery for his unique, scrap metal animal sculptures.
Salem, West Virginia
This abandoned train tunnel has been the subject of countless ghost stories for years.
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.
Chester, West Virginia
First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.
Beckley, West Virginia
A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.
Philippi, West Virginia
Two insane asylum bodies embalmed by an amateur.
Riverton, West Virginia
Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.
Washington, West Virginia
One of the few surviving examples of the first lock and dam system built on the Ohio River.
Lewisburg, West Virginia
Home of a 28-foot tall stalagmite known as the War Club.