Pittsboro, North Carolina
Clyde's Critter Crossing
A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Travelers Rest, South Carolina
Poinsett Bridge
The oldest bridge in South Carolina may have been designed by the same man who created the Washington Monument.
Erwin, Tennessee
Lost Cove Settlement
Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.
Mount Washington, Massachusetts
Bash Bish Falls
One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.
Anaconda, Montana
Anaconda Smelter Stack
A smoke stack so large, the Washington Monument could fit inside!
Butte, Montana
The Auditor Statues
Multiple monuments to a grizzled old mutt that survived the landscape of Butte's treacherous Berkeley Pit.
Three Forks, Montana
Madison Buffalo Jump State Park
For thousands of years, Native American hunters drove buffalo straight off this cliff in Montana's Yellowstone Country.
Missoula, Montana
A Carousel for Missoula
A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.
Chiang Rai, Thailand
Wat Rong Khun
A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.
Wuhan, China
Guiyuan Temple
Count the statues to gain insight into your future from Buddhist disciples.
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford Circus Fire Memorial
Memorial to one of the most fatal fires in both circus and U.S. history.
Hartford, Connecticut
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was neighbors with Mark Twain while living in this Connecticut home.
Hartford, Connecticut
The Mark Twain House & Museum
The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.
New Hartford, Connecticut
Satan's Kingdom State Recreation Area
Who knew the Devil's domain was a hot spot for tubing?
East Granby, Connecticut
Old Newgate Prison
A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.
Avon, Connecticut
Heublein Tower
This lovely hilltop tower was specifically built to withstand 100 MPH winds.
Pisgah Forest, North Carolina
Sliding Rock
Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?
Brevard, North Carolina
Looking Glass Rock
This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.
Brevard, North Carolina
Brevard White Squirrels
This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.
Linville, North Carolina
Mile High Swinging Bridge
You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.
Collettsville, North Carolina
The House of Mugs
A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.
Asheville, North Carolina
Folk Art Center
A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.
Burnsville, North Carolina
Mount Mitchell
The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.
Asheville, North Carolina
The Grove Park Inn
The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.
