Where school buses go to die and be reborn as whimsical works of art.

A mysterious inscription may hold a clue about the "Lost Colony" of Roanoke.

The mysterious 855-foot zigzagging stone wall has been baffling people for centuries.

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

This colorful West Virginia cowboy greets passersby with a glassy stare.

In 1869, Swiss and German immigrants settled in this small town in the mountains of West Virginia.

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

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.

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

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

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

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

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

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

Evanston's historic railroad complex saved this rail town from reaching the "end of the line."

Cherokee alphabet, proof of ancient North American Jews, or just a hoax?

Featuring a Loretta Lynn display and a re-created coal mine exhibit.

A highway marker that honors a former spy plane pilot and local hero.

Wander the locker-lined, terrazzo-floored halls and sleep in a former classroom at this unique inn.

You can climb to the summit of Black Mountain, as long as you sign the waiver.

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.

North Carolina's finest examples of Native American pictographs have survived for 5,000 years.

A cannonball from Union forces battling John Hunt Morgan made this church a permanent home.