Places tishtishtish Wants to Go

This campus monument honors Katherine Johnson, who hand-calculated the trajectory for America’s first human spaceflight and safely land Apollo 11 on the moon.

A factory store where more than 150 years of American pottery history is stacked—and still made just beyond the showroom.

A lifetime collection of thousands of automobile and vintage gas station items at no charge to view.

Step into a converted schoolhouse packed with radios, ham gear, and a century of broadcasting history.

This fourth-generation family business is reviving West Virginia's historic tradition of salt-making.

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

A family-run store in an 1892 pharmacy still slings old-fashioned sodas.

Soak in the sacred vibes at this beloved food and coffee hangout inside a former church.

The "All-Seeing Eye of God" symbol on this library is a clue to one of the many former lives of this building.

You can still shop in one of West Virginia’s oldest stores.

Dedicated to the largest armed uprising in American history since the Civil War.

True to its name, this little house presents like a dollhouse, and surprising details are revealed with a quick peek through the window.

A once-abandoned school building converted into a fantastical multi-level art installation and haven for Appalachian artists.

Step back in time at this historic variety store, packed with items from a bygone era.

A 21-foot-tall statue of a miner made of scrap metal stands in this West Virginia coal town.

In 1869, Swiss and German immigrants settled in this small town in the mountains of West Virginia.

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

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

This functioning mill was built in the 1970s using parts from several other West Virginia mills.

The actor best known for slapstick comedy is memorialized in his home town.

A lighthouse on this West Virginia lake started as a joke, then the forces of nature helped make it a reality.

This former fire tower found new life as a communications hub complete with a scenic overlook.

A beautiful hidden gem in central West Virginia.

This claimant to the title of "smallest church in the 48 states" doubles as an equally tiny, quasi-post office.