Nearly 75% of West Virginia is covered by forests.

The first English child born in America was born in Roanoke in 1587. Her name was Virginia Dare

The Lost Mountain coal mine, in rural Breathitt County, has been abandoned for over 40 years, but it isn't hard to find—just look for the plumes of billowing smoke. Don't bother calling 9-1-1, though—it seems these underground coal fires are nearly impossible to put out.

The Lost Sea in Sweetwater is the largest underground lake in the United States and the second largest non-subglacial underground lake in the entire world, with over 13 acres of water discovered so far with no end in sight.