Places kkthemook Wants to Go

A monument to the sheer amount of oddities one can collect over a lifetime.

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

The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.

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

This historic sunny-yellow building has an unfortunate connection to the sinking of the Titanic.

So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.

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

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

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

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

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

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

A sign marks the plane crash that caused two nuclear bombs to fall in North Carolina.

The headquarters of the Audubon Naturalist Society is a small slice of heaven for nature lovers.

This former fire tower found new life as a communications hub complete with a scenic overlook.

A remarkable time capsule of American manufacturing deep in Maryland coal country.

Historic barracks utilized during both the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.

According to local history, this cast-iron canine was nearly melted down for bullets during the Civil War.

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

The world's oldest soul food restaurant is also one of its best.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

One of Gettysburg’s least visited battlefield memorials is off the beaten path, but worth a visit.

A winding, cliffside stretch of road overlooking the Delaware River.