Places dxdxmxe Wants to Go

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

This work of folk art was produced by Gregory Warmack but the artifacts cemented in place are communal.

A quiet cemetery in northeastern North Carolina holds tiny structures believed to protect spirits.

The birthplace of a tobacco empire.

A lovingly created and maintained collection of decorative gourd art.

This historic high school was saved from demolition to become an island home for Marshall’s creative community.

Visit the site where the original Krispy Kreme doughnut was made back in 1937.

A collection of memorabilia from the estate of former professional wrestler Andre the Giant.

Marvel at 400-year-old trees in one of the last remaining old-growth Appalachian forests.

This family-run joint has been going whole hog for nearly 100 years.

Chef Ashleigh Shanti serves up a classic Appalachian fish fry.

Hundreds of fiberglass structures line the side of the road in the middle of nowhere.

A different Edgar Allan Poe built this charming Victorian home.

This family-owned diner has been slinging chili dogs since 1940.

A vast collection of everyday items amassed by one man.

One of the oldest Black communities in western North Carolina and one of the largest Black Mennonite congregations in the country.

The upstairs museum delves into the Lawson family murder, whose eight victims were embalmed at this store in 1929.

Step past the gas pumps and into a fine French bistro.

This fallen red oak tree has been transformed into a piece of trailside art.

Asheville, North Carolina, was the the second place in the world to enjoy Kentucky Fried Chicken's secret recipe.

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

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

A ghost town that was wiped out by a flood in 1940.

Eighteenth century house of the mysterious "Father of Raleigh."