Places julnyes Wants to Go

Born from segregation and exclusion, Durham’s Black Wall Street is now a living reminder of the city’s past

Saunter along the banks of one of North Carolina’s wildest rivers

These cabins mark the site where our 11th president was born (probably).

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

A museum dedicated to an incredible woman who founded a pioneering school for rural Black students.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

The only pachinko parlor in the United States.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

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

A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.

The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.

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

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

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

These strange large stones served as a campsite and lookout post for generations of Native Americans.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

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

Long before Moo Deng, this 17th-century waterfowl was a cultural sensation.

This statue stands in honor of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the French author of 'The Little Prince' and an aviation hero.

Wander along roughly a mile of paths in what may be the world's largest forest labyrinth.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

The site of London’s first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.