This lush 12-acre site was once named the finest Japanese garden in North America.

This is the last hand-cranked chain ferry of its kind in operation in the United States.

The longest navigable underground river in the United States is home to countless blind and albino animals.

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

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

The tallest waterfall in West Virginia.

This historic Ohio bridge is adorned with fanciful locks left behind by loving couples.

At the center of this cemetery stands a 2,000-year-old burial mound of the Adena culture.

One of the few places where you can explore a 1918 paddlewheel steamboat from stem to stern.

Home to several unusual artifacts, including a huge painting of George Washington.

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

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

You can walk through the first Boeing Air Force One, which famously carried JFK's casket from Dallas back to D.C.

Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.

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

A beautiful hidden gem in central West Virginia.

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

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

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

In the middle of an abandoned stretch of old Route 50 lies a tombstone that weighs three tons.

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