Whether you love to be spooked or you’re just interested in local lore, you’ll enjoy a trip past the roadside display known as the Flatwoods Monster Trail in Braxton County, West Virginia, with its various huge, ghoulish chairs that provide an excellent spot for a photo-op. Visit during the day if you don’t want to be too spooked…or after dark by the light of your headlights, if you dare!
In 1952, strange things were happening in Braxton County. Four young boys playing on the lawn of the Flatwoods Elementary School spotted a bright object flaring through the sky. It crashed in the woods behind the house where two of the boys lived; their mother and a local National Guardsman accompanied them to the crash site, where they all saw - and smelled - the monster. Two other, independent sightings of the monster were reported within 20 miles in that same month.
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Nothing so credible has been seen since, but the people of Braxton County, and of the state of West Virginia as a whole, have not forgotten this incident. In fact, they’ve memorialized and celebrated it, with the construction of the Flatwoods Monster Trail.
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The trail, comprised of Flatwoods Monster Chairs in campgrounds and near parks, is a favorite roadside attraction for locals and tourists.
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The chairs dwarf a 6-foot tall human, and as many as half a dozen grown adults can squeeze into each one.
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The city began building the chairs in 2015. There are at least five now along the Flatwoods Monster Trail that stretches from Flatwoods to Gassaway.
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And along the route, you can also pick up a Flatwoods Monster lantern or stop at the Flatwoods Monster Museum.
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To visit these chairs along the Flatwoods Monster Trail, see this map for the exact locations of each. To learn more about all things associated with the Flatwoods Monster and Trail, visit the Braxton County Convention Bureau website. Have you taken the time to pull over and check out this spectacular, spooktacular roadside display? All of the chairs or just one?
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For another spooktacular roadside monument, consider the Mothman statue in Point Pleasant.
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Address: Braxton County, WV, USA
