Lake Lure, North Carolina
Lake Lure
Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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.
Hildebran, North Carolina
Abandoned Henry River Mill Village
An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
The Last Shell Oil Clamshell Station
This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.
Kernersville, North Carolina
Körner’s Folly
Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.
Bird Island, North Carolina
Kindred Spirit Mailbox
A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.
Winnabow, North Carolina
Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson
From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Mount Airy
Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
The Grave of Chang and Eng Bunker
This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.
Glendale Springs, North Carolina
Church of the Frescoes
Rural churches in the middle of nowhere with religious frescoes by famous artist.
Partridge, Kentucky
Black Mountain
You can climb to the summit of Black Mountain, as long as you sign the waiver.
Duffield, Virginia
Virginia's Natural Tunnel
A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.
Morehead, Kentucky
DeHart's Bible and Tire
Bizarre and inspired combination store selling only two items: tires and bibles.
Mooresville, North Carolina
North Carolina's 12th Congressional District
Formerly the most gerrymandered district in the U.S., it twisted and turned along racial borders.
Permanently Closed
Concord, North Carolina
The Stonewall Jackson Manual Training and Industrial School
The cruel trial of a 13-year-old boy inspired the creation of this now abandoned reformatory.
Cleveland, North Carolina
Grave of Peter Stuart Ney
Mystery surrounds a famous marshal of Napoleon's army.
Claremont, North Carolina
The Bunker Hill Covered Bridge
A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.
Bear Creek, North Carolina
Devil’s Tramping Ground
A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.
Mount Gilead, North Carolina
Town Creek Indian Mound
This ceremonial mound is one of the first officially recognized Native American historical sites in North Carolina.
Raleigh, North Carolina
Bain Waterworks Plant
Art Deco urban decay at this historical building.
Sanford, North Carolina
Old Carbonton Dam
An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.
Sanford, North Carolina
Endor Iron Furnace
Ruins of an American Civil War iron forge still survive today.
Pittsboro, North Carolina
Clyde's Critter Crossing
A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.
Corolla, North Carolina
Currituck Beach Lighthouse
Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.
