Known locally as "the giant head," this 14-foot LED sculpture has a photo booth in the neck where you can have a 3D picture taken and displayed.

The first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in literature came from the foothills of Appalachia.

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

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

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

The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.

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

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

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

A humble plaque marks the site where the country music legend was found dead in his Cadillac.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

The remains of one of the last mining camps developed on the New River.