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

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

The site of the one and only battle of Lord Dunmore's War.

This tiny man looms large over downtown Charleston.

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.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

A former Confederate hospital serves as a remembrance of wounded and dead soldiers.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.

The location where the American Revolution ended.

This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

This environmental engineering marvel keeps salt water from the Elizabeth River.

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

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.

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

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

Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.