Places eleanorcpeterson Wants to Go

One of the oldest Black communities in western North Carolina and one of the largest Black Mennonite congregations in the country.

An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.

A nourishing complex of found object art, paintings, and sculptures that celebrate key figures in Black history.

The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

Hidden amid a collection of trails is the site of a tragic crash.

This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

North Carolina's finest examples of Native American pictographs have survived for 5,000 years.

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

A small Chicago museum filled with thousands of preserved butterflies, beetles, and more.

Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

Combination beer garden and music venue in the heart of Wicker Park.

Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.