Places Awaters83 Wants to Go

One man has spent decades faithfully constructing this unique brick and cinderblock castle.

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

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."

A roadside music shop featuring a confounding series of folk art installations.

A bronze sculpture honors the 12 black students who attended the first integrated public high school in the segregated South.

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

Where you can experience the story of Appalachia, as told by Appalachians.

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

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

An archeological museum hosting some surprising Egyptian artifacts.

A chocolatier with a quaint museum showcasing the history of chocolate.

Concrete pillars provide a beautiful canvas for Quebec City's graffiti artists.

A reconstituted ancestral village of the Huron-Wendat Nation.

The floating gallery illuminates the heart of Québec City's arts district.

Train tunnel running underneath Quebec City.

This former prison now houses a lovely library devoted to Quebec's oft-maligned English-speaking history.

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

Ch-Ch-Check out the world's largest hand-painted 3D mural.

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

A fantastical display of Croatian folklore, mythology, and myths.