Places Wild Ginger Exploration Wants to Go

An abandoned 1920s school with a mysterious history.

This abandoned school has had many lives since the early 1900s, and all of them doomed.

Once home to a booming 19th-century oil town, the park now houses a World War II submarine memorial complete with a torpedo.

A beautiful hidden gem in central West Virginia.

Visit a replica of the estate where Aaron Burr allegedly plotted a treasonous scheme against the United States.

A monument marks the location of the first successful steamboat demonstration.

A well-preserved relic of the industrial age steel and iron works that dotted West Virginia.

The highest point in Maryland is only accessible by hiking through another state.

The remains of one of the last mining camps developed on the New River.

This former fire tower is now a rustic observatory that offers amazing views of eagles, hawks, and the Appalachian Mountains.

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.

This abandoned train tunnel has been the subject of countless ghost stories for years.

Home of a 28-foot tall stalagmite known as the War Club.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

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

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

This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.

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

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

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

A humble plaque marks the site where the country music legend was found dead in his Cadillac.

The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.