Places graceafiles Wants to Go

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

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 six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.

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

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.

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

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

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

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.

Asia's largest limestone cave is home to a world of plastic goblins and gold mining history.

Tracking the 1,500-year history of Korea's star cabbage.

A Milwaukee museum provides an unsparing and ultimately empowering look at the Black American experience.

Meet the "Green Monster" of Monico, Wisconsin.

The spaceship-like theater, which is still in use, was one of the most popular exhibits at the 1964 New York World's Fair.

According to the legend, this strikingly beautiful hill has miraculous healing powers.

A fairytale art house in the middle of Wisconsin.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's final works was this UFO church.

Over thousands of years, this slot canyon was carved out of the bed of an ancient lake.

The highest point in Wisconsin is capped by two towers that are not as mythic as Tolkien's but provide much better views.