Places joydry Wants to Go

This futuristic folk sculpture park sits along a peaceful stretch of rural North Carolina roadway.

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

An abandoned munitions storage facility with a rich architectural history.

This museum gives tribute to the underappreciated "Down-South Submarine."

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

A bronze sculpture honors the 12 black students who attended the first integrated public high school in the segregated South.

One of the Cemestos prefab homes built to secretly house thousands of Manhattan Project workers.

A 100-foot metal tower and swinging bridge that provides stunning views of mountains in five states.

This sinkhole is disguised as a pond and named after the man who stumbled upon it.

A whimsical folk art environment where you can lose yourself in the many colors of joy, beauty, and creativity.

The birthplace of Appalachia's only first lady, who some have dubbed the United States' "first female president."

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

A curious blend of taxidermy, antique tools, creationism, and a purported antediluvian rock.

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

This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.

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

This ancient art form was used to capture the lives and struggles of the Haywood Street ministry.

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

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

One man has spent decades faithfully constructing this unique brick and cinderblock castle.

Abandoned for 60 years, this submerged bridge was completely forgotten until the lake was drained.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

The center preserves and houses artifacts ranging from the colonial era to modern times from across Appalachia.

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