Places Dangmustangg Wants to Go

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

The wooden house where the jazz great learned to play the piano.

You can climb to the summit of Black Mountain, as long as you sign the waiver.

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

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

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

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

An art instillation for the sake of "raising vibrations."

Hop on the train and tour an elaborate miniature town made completely of junk (including the train).

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

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

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

A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.

Reverend Jen's unique museum/living room showcases her troll collection.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

For over 30 years the walls of this Harlem schoolyard have been a gallery of street art by "Kings and better."

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet at this point in the Cumberland Gap.

An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

A hobby born from insomnia has turned into a hangar full of objects that have been be-buttoned by the Button King.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.