Places Juan Garcia Wants to Go

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

This Art Deco movie palace turned performing arts center lets audiences experience the glamor of showbiz in its heyday.

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

Spanking machines, fake goats, and more devices of humiliation are on display in this museum of fraternal initiation devices.

Press 1 for knock-knock jokes.

Two gems of Beaux Arts architecture that have been sitting vacant for years.

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

America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.

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

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

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

First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.

Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.

Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.

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

In 1952, a strange encounter in the woods of West Virginia led to the legend of a 10-foot-tall monster with glowing eyes and a distinctive style.

A museum dedicated to the legend of Bigfoot in the Appalachian Mountains.

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

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

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

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

This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.

The uniquely-designed winter home and sculpture studio of Anna and Archer Huntington.