Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near West Virginia

While in West Virginia, you might enjoy a visit to:

Officially recognized Ripley's Believe it or Not! attraction, possibly from a slow week for marvels.
~54 miles from Fayetteville.

Not your standard skinny wimpy alien! Crash-landed locally, inspired terror, and now is celebrated with an annual festival and year-round replica sold in a store packed with cute bears and scented candles.
~51 miles from Fayetteville.

Poised for liftoff, a replica remembers local kid turned NASA engineer Homer Hickham and the Rocket Boys (title of his book that became the movie "October Sky"). Visitors can see Homer's boyhood home and rocket launch site.
~55 miles from Fayetteville.

A boulder with an indecipherable carving: some say it's of a deformed girl carved by Indians, or a hoax. Some say it's just a rock. It might be more rewarding to admire the murals on nearby buildings.
~57 miles from Fayetteville.

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