Places DrJennT Wants to Go

In a pedestrian tunnel on North Carolina State’s campus resides an expressive and artistic free-for-all.

A giant concrete churn carries the legacy of American resilience, unity, and greed.

This sweet Southern elixir comes from what may be the oldest grape vine in North America.

A sign marks the plane crash that caused two nuclear bombs to fall in North Carolina.

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

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

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

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

This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.

Burial site more than 300 years old.

The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.

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

A forgotten sea village stands silent after hurricanes deemed it obsolete.

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

The antique barns in Cameron are not painted with your grandfather's Mail Pouch Tobacco murals.

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

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

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

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 vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.