Places cheris Wants to Go

Chef Ashleigh Shanti serves up a classic Appalachian fish fry.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

These tree-filled acres are also filled with history, hiking and a celebration of Appalachian crafts.

Sculptor Vadim Bora's bronze felines pay playful homage to architectural features no longer extant along Asheville's Wall Street.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

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

A museum dedicated to the legacy of Bob Moog and his pioneering synthesizers.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

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

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

This small glass cube is a peaceful out-of-the-way sanctuary at the busy airport.

The eerie remains of one of Ireland's oldest castles, said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman who brings ill fate.

This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.

One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.

A proud bronze billy stands as an eternal symbol of Ireland's oldest festival, where a goat is made king.

Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.

An important pilgrimage site for pagans and early Christians, named for a Celtic goddess-turned-saint.

Just another ancient, mysterious Irish stone circle.

The ruins of a medieval monastery named after a type of tree.

The remains of a 13th-century Franciscan friary have survived multiple attempts at destruction, most recently in 1921.

A Neolithic passage tomb said to have sheltered two legendary Irish lovers.