West Virginia
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Prabhupada's Palace of Gold
New Vrindaban, West Virginia
Glittery temples and deities created by a Hare Krishna community, but tourists are welcome.
Mummies of the Insane
Philippi, West Virginia
The bathroom in the Barbour County Historical Museum holds a treat -- two mummies preserved by a local Dr. Frankenstein.
Mothman Statue
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Creature with glowing red eyes terrorized a town, now celebrated with a statue, museum, and a yearly festival.
Mystery Hole
Ansted, West Virginia
"See the unbelievable." "Not responsible for accidents or after effects." "Shoes recommended."
Exhibition Coal Mine
Beckley, West Virginia
The city owns it and provides a mine car tour of an actual coal seam, led by a veteran miner.
John Brown Wax Museum
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Wax displays, some animated, unchanged since 1963(!), take you through the life and death of America's bloodiest 19th century abolitionist.
West Virginia State Penitentiary Tour
Moundsville, West Virginia
Learn what it's like to live behind bars -- for an hour or so.
Mothman Museum
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Everything Mothman, from movie props to models, and a well-stocked gift shop.
The Farnham Colossi
Unger, West Virginia
George and Pam Farnham collect many things, including towering fiberglass roadside statues that fill their yard.
The Congressional Bunker
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
Tour a once-secret Cold War refuge where our elected representatives would've enjoyed their post-apocalyptic days.
George Washington's Outdoor Bathtub
Bath, West Virginia
The historical health spa rock bathtub of the Father of Our Country can be visited at this small state park.
World's Largest Teapot
Chester, West Virginia
A barrel-shaped building with an attached handle and spout that promotes the local teapot industry. Repainted and restored August 2015.
Lost World Caverns - Home of Bat Boy
Lewisburg, West Virginia
Home of "Bat Boy," cave where a guy once sat on a stalagmite for 16 days.
Muffler Man
Parkersburg, West Virginia
A fiberglass Muffler Man statue, of the Indian brave type, waves in greeting.
World's Largest Horse: West Virginia State Farm Museum
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
A collection of old farm buildings and exhibits includes a two-headed calf and General, the world's largest stuffed horse.
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- Ansted: Mystery Hole
- Barboursville: Billy Bob's Wonderland: the Rock-afire Explosion [tips]
- Bath: George Washington's Outdoor Bathtub
- Beckley: Exhibition Coal Mine
- Cameron: Archive of the Afterlife [tips]
- Charleston: John Brown's Noose: WV State Museum [tips]
- Chester: World's Largest Teapot
- Cottageville: Imitation Muffler Man [tips]
- Dingess: The Dingess Tunnel [tips]
- Ellenboro: Hillybilly Marble Maker Sam Hogue [tips]
- Fairmont: Coal Country Miniature Golf [tips]
- Flatwoods: Flatwoods Monster Photo-Op
- Harpers Ferry: John Brown Wax Museum
- Huntington: Museum of Radio and Technology [tips]
- Kenova: Pumpkin House: 3,000 Jack-o-Lanterns [tips]
- Lavalette: Fish Feeding Frenzy [tips]
- Lesage: Hillbilly Hot Dogs - We Got the Weenies [tips]
- Lewisburg: Lost World Caverns - Home of Bat Boy
- Matewan: Matewan Flood Wall
- Moundsville: West Virginia State Penitentiary Tour
- Mount Nebo: Only Lighthouse in West Virginia [tips]
- New Cumberland: Sea Monster, Scrap Art Creatures [tips]
- New Vrindaban: Prabhupada's Palace of Gold
- Parkersburg: Muffler Man
- Parkersburg: Oil and Gas Museum [tips]
- Philippi: Mummies of the Insane
- Point Pleasant: World's Largest Horse: West Virginia State Farm Museum
- Point Pleasant: Mothman Statue
- Point Pleasant: Mothman Museum
- Richwood: Muffler Man - Bunyan [tips]
- Riverton: Seneca Caverns [tips]
- Ronceverte: Organ Cave
- Sam Black Church: Grave of the Greenbrier Ghost
- Sarah Ann: Burial Ground of the Hatfields
- Shepherdstown: Little House for Lab Brats [tips]
- Shinnston: Giant Coal Miner: Charlie [tips]
- Sutton: Flatwoods Monster Museum
- Talcott: John Henry Statue
- Unger: The Farnham Colossi
- Unger: King Midas Muffler Man
- Unger: Muffler Man - Bunyan
- Unger: Swimmer Dude
- Unger: Big John
- Unger: Uniroyal Gal
- Weston: Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum [tips]
- Wheeling: Kruger Street Toy and Train Museum [tips]
- White Sulphur Springs: Coal House
- White Sulphur Springs: The Congressional Bunker
- Williamson: House Made of Coal
