Herbert Hoover's "Brown House" rural presidential retreat was a PR disaster amid the start of the Great Depression.

A memorial honoring those who perished in one of the worst construction disasters in U.S. history.

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

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

A memorial in coal country commemorates the victims of an all-too-preventable mining disaster.

This California artist's front yard acts as a gallery for his unique, scrap metal animal sculptures.

Home of a 28-foot tall stalagmite known as the War Club.

This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.

The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.

A table rock formation that has been intriguing West Virginians for years.

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 "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.

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

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

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

This 1,500-acre development hopes to be the Central Park of the South.

This picturesque ghost town is located on the banks of the Suwannee River.

A beautifully detailed Victorian house designed to be easy to flee, built by a man haunted by fire.

The so-called "world's shortest river" is actually a window into a cave.