Places aleighde Wants to Go

Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.

An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

These strange large stones served as a campsite and lookout post for generations of Native Americans.

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

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

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

This fairytale-inspired cottage was created by a university literature professor.

Once a private collection, now the only museum of arms and armor in the Western Hemisphere - CLOSED.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.