A lighthouse on this West Virginia lake started as a joke, then the forces of nature helped make it a reality.

West Virginia’s first state park commemorates one of the state’s last significant Civil War battles.

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

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

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

Sample original Hatfield family moonshine at this distillery in southern West Virginia.

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

Where three rails and three centuries of transportation meet.

The radio station that's been promising to make love to you for the last 15 years—if you happen to be on one specific block in suburban New Jersey.

An underground blaze turned this village into a ghost town.

Along a busy beachfront strip you may hear Frank Sinatra singing from one boardwalk home.

Destructive children, start your engines.

If it feels like a speakeasy, that’s because it probably was one.

Memorial built in 1922 in remembrance of WWI casualties.

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

An Aladdin's cave of old Silicon Valley tech.

The tallest waterfall in West Virginia.

This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.

In an odd geographic anomaly this city borders two different states on opposite sides of town.

In the mountains of West Virginia is this perfectly preserved Art Deco train station.

This claimant to the title of "smallest church in the 48 states" doubles as an equally tiny, quasi-post office.

This lookout tower built in the 1930s is now an in-demand cabin with what might be the best view of the Seneca State Forest.

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.

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