Journey through the largest remaining peat bogs in the contiguous United States to see the wilderness as it once was.

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.

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

A 1,000-foot-long railroad tunnel under Shavers Fork connected the towns during West Virginia's logging boom until its closure in 1985.

This harrowing climb along West Virginia's jagged spires is one of the only Via Ferrata on America's east coast.

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

Endless rows of boxes of paper records line the hallways of the archaic federal facility where guns are traced.

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

Spectacular mineral formations fill these caves, which have been used for everything from smoking meat to stashing illicit liquor.

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.

Berkeley Hot Springs presents to you "the only outdoor monument to presidential bathing."

A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.

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.

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

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

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

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