Places LeslieDriskill Wants to Go

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

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

This handcrafted, old western-style town is filled with deserted cars, retired movie props, and other forms of Americana.

An annual celebration of the region's successful elk reintroduction program.

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

Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

A historic dam made famous for its turbines and feature in a Hollywood classic.

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.

Mystery surrounds a famous marshal of Napoleon's army.

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.

The final resting place of the hundreds of bodies originally buried where Badin Lake sits now.

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

Traditional Appalachian dances such as the Georgia Rang Tang and the Shoo-Fly Swing are kept alive at this weekly event.

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.

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

Burial site more than 300 years old.

The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.

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

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

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

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