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Meet John Doe, The Man Who Makes The Monsters

Thursday, July 7th, 2011

Do you want your very own plastic Braxton County Monster? You might find a used one online, but for a fresh model you have to go to the source: Braxton County, West Virginia.

Bridge Walk Takes Morning Stroll To A New Level

Monday, November 8th, 2010

Will Americans pay an attraction money so that they can take a walk? The answer is yes, but it really helps if the path is hanging in mid-air.

Coal House Burns, Sun Rises In East

Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. People who keep their valuables in a coal house shouldn’t be surprised if they burn up.

Roy Rogers: Happy Sales to You

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

When the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum (last located in Branson, Missouri) closed in December of 2009, fans of the cowcouple were concerned…where would the museum’s extensive collection of Western Memorabilia end up? In particular, what would become of the institution’s most iconic (and, frankly, somewhat disturbing) prized possession: the taxidermied hide of Roy’s horse, Trigger?

Paranormal Museum: Yes, It’s Haunted

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Professional ghost hunter Vince Wilson has moved into a haunted house in Harper’s Ferry, WV and opened it as an attraction. It’s been known as “The Booth House” for generations, after its most famous resident, John Wilkes Booth, who supposedly spent a couple of nights in it. And it’s definitely haunted, according to Vince. “Green [...]

Discordant Notes At Organ Cave

Friday, March 6th, 2009

The subterranean redoubt of Organ Cave in West Virginia has always been more than just another hole in the ground. For a time it advertised itself as an “ark of safety” from nuclear bomb blasts (A role that was later filled elsewhere in West Virginia). Cover of old Organ Cave brochure. Although the Cold War [...]

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