Laugh your way through the pages of West Virginia Curiosities, your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Mountain State has to offer! Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Mountain State has to offer!Whether you're a native West Virginian, a recent transplant, or just passing through, West Virginia Curiosities will have you laughing out loud as Rick Steelhammer takes you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sides of the Mountain State.Enter the Mystery Hole to witness gravity-defying feats, such as balls rolling up ramps, people sitting in chairs that cling unsupported to a wall, and fellow visitors walking at a forty-five-degree slant.Learn how a roadside breakdown led Elkhorn Creek to be a haven for trophy trout--but think twice before eating your catch.Meet Jesco White, the mountain-dancing cult figure who's gone from performing on a doghouse roof to dancing onstage with Hank Williams III. Rick Steelhammer is a staff writer for the Charleston Gazette. He writes a weekly column for the paper, "Out There" that takes him to every part of West Virginia exploring the curious and not-so-curious aspects of the state.