The actor best known for slapstick comedy is memorialized in his home town.

Spectacular mineral formations fill these caves, which have been used for everything from smoking meat to stashing illicit liquor.

A monument marks the location of the first successful steamboat demonstration.

Two gems of Beaux Arts architecture that have been sitting vacant for years.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

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

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

Thousands of jack o'lanterns light up Halloween at this historic West Virginia home.

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

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

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

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.

Two insane asylum bodies embalmed by an amateur.

A beautiful hidden gem in central West Virginia.

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

One of the steepest streets in the United States makes an intriguing challenge for cyclists.

The site of the little-known Pennsylvania battle that sparked the Seven Years' War.

The world's longest known cave system.

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

An eight-sided home built during a brief octagon craze in the 1850s.

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

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