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Sway your way across Virginia’s longest river on a rickety wooden bridge.

A collection of abstract sculptures by a former tobacco auctioneer turned outsider artist.

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

Dine in a former general store from the Roaring Twenties, when Eggleston was a hot springs boomtown.

This tiny man looms large over downtown Charleston.

Thousands of tiny squares in different colors make up this piece of street art.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

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

The tallest waterfall in West Virginia.

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

In the mountains of West Virginia is this perfectly preserved Art Deco train station.

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

A literal in-depth look at one of the United States' most cherished coal mines and the questionable working conditions of its laborers

The fine fabric handwoven at Biltmore Industries was once coveted around the world.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

A museum dedicated to the legacy of Bob Moog and his pioneering synthesizers.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

Sculptor Vadim Bora's bronze felines pay playful homage to architectural features no longer extant along Asheville's Wall Street.

This ancient art form was used to capture the lives and struggles of the Haywood Street ministry.

Chef Ashleigh Shanti serves up a classic Appalachian fish fry.

This Asheville chair museum wants to revive a dying art.

A nourishing complex of found object art, paintings, and sculptures that celebrate key figures in Black history.

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.