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Harrisville, West Virginia

Berdine's Five and Dime

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

Nelson Rocks Via Ferrata

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

Billy Bob’s Wonderland

This arcade is one of the last places to catch a public performance by the now-defunct ShowBiz Pizza's house band of animatronic animals.
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Danese, West Virginia

Glade Creek Grist Mill

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

Volcano Historic Boomtown

Once home to a thriving oil industry, this town now sits eerily abandoned.
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Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

Ruins of St. John's Episcopal Church

Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.
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Weirton, West Virginia

Weirton

In an odd geographic anomaly this city borders two different states on opposite sides of town.
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Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

Jefferson Rock

This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.
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Morgantown, West Virginia

Henry Clay Iron Furnace

A well-preserved relic of the industrial age steel and iron works that dotted West Virginia.
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Grafton, West Virginia

B&O Railroad Station and Willard Hotel

Two gems of Beaux Arts architecture that have been sitting vacant for years.
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Sutton, West Virginia

Flatwoods Monster Museum

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.
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Fayetteville, West Virginia

Brooklyn Ruins

The remains of one of the last mining camps developed on the New River.
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Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

John Brown's Fort

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

Brandy Gap Tunnel #2

This abandoned train tunnel has been the subject of countless ghost stories for years.
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Philippi, West Virginia

Mummies of Philippi

Two insane asylum bodies embalmed by an amateur.
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Spencer, West Virginia

Curious Rock

A table rock formation that has been intriguing West Virginians for years.
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Point Pleasant, West Virginia

TNT Area

These rows of World War II-era bunkers were the scene of some of the infamous Mothman sightings.
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Moundsville, West Virginia

New Vrindaban Palace of Gold

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

Cass Scenic Railroad

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

Nuttallburg

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

Mothman Museum

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

Mothman Statue

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

Mark Twain Spring Park

It's believed the famed author's parents once used this spring to gather water.
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Sewanee, Tennessee

Sewanee Natural Bridge

A natural sandstone bridge hidden in the Sewanee forest.
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