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

This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.

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

A cult archaeology conspiracy theory claims these West Virginia petroglyphs were written by Irish monks in Ogham.

One of the few surviving examples of the first lock and dam system built on the Ohio River.

The isolated final resting place for perished coal miners.

An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.

A melancholy guardian doubles as a judicious godmother to this small town cemetery.

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

Once home to a thriving oil industry, this town now sits eerily abandoned.

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

The tallest waterfall in West Virginia.

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

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

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

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

This Virginia railway overpass is said to be haunted by a serial killer in a rabbit costume.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

Standing for over 200 years, the abandoned home of a Revolutionary War hero and later a succession of prison superintendents.

The last vestige of a once substantial orchard and farm in the suburbs of Northern Virginia.

In 1889, a small group of women began meeting to discuss literature, art, and other topics. Their every-other-week salon grew into a lending library that still exists today.

A 100-foot metal tower and swinging bridge that provides stunning views of mountains in five states.

Every autumn, this grove of living fossils erupts in a blaze of brilliant golden-yellow leaves and stinky fruit.