Places flblom Wants to Go

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

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

Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.

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

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

This stunning home looks like it belongs in medieval Europe, not North Carolina.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

In 1889, a small group of women began meeting to discuss literature, art, and other topics. Their every-other-week salon grew into a lending library that still exists today.

In an effort to escape the horrors of slavery, one man mailed himself to freedom.

An out-of-the-way wildlife haven with a rich and storied past of harboring thousands of fugitive slaves, or "Maroons" during the mid 1800s.

Wander through more than 20,000 square feet filled with an amazing collection of orchids.

A 30-foot-tall cement chair pays tribute to a historic design and a local industry.

For more than 150 years, this cemetery has served as the final resting place for many members of Wilmington's Black community.

This stone statue inspired Thomas Wolfe’s 1929 novel 'Look Homeward, Angel.'

A permanent outdoor art installation made up of more than 100 mushroom-shaped lights.

Inside this old train depot resides a multi-line model train covering western North Carolina.

This Asheville chair museum wants to revive a dying art.

Artisans have been gathering in North Carolina since 1989 to show off whimsical takes on an everyday item.

A giant cat slowly prowls the parking lot of Zebulon's car dealerships.

Colorful murals stationed throughout Charlotte bring poetry to everyone.

The time thousands of bags of chips washed ashore in the Outer Banks is memorialized in a local museum.

Don't be surprised if you see a long-necked dinosaur peeking out from among the trees in Northgate Park.

Carrying on the legacy of a short-lived experimental school tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina.