Places lettucebfriends Wants to Go

One of Singapore's oldest Indian restaurants, specialising in Southern Indian cuisine.

The two locations of this landmark ice cream shop scream pure Americana nostalgia.

Wander through more than 20,000 square feet filled with an amazing collection of orchids.

Visit Morris, the Horse, the symbol of the small town of Tryon since 1928!

A disarmed 40-foot nuclear missile on display outside a North Carolina church.

This work of folk art was produced by Gregory Warmack but the artifacts cemented in place are communal.

Visit one, or all six, of the stops on this tour of a North Carolina signature sweet.

A museum tracing the origins & modern day uses of the classic Scottish tartan, particularly the kilt.

Visit the site where the original Krispy Kreme doughnut was made back in 1937.

A lovingly created and maintained collection of decorative gourd art.

These tree-filled acres are also filled with history, hiking and a celebration of Appalachian crafts.

One of the few remaining railroad turntables is hidden near downtown Raleigh.

Below this enormous headstone lie Billy and Benny McCrary, better known as the "McGuire Twins."

This steam locomotive served as both an interesting static display and unique playground equipment since 1959.

This hands-on museum houses roughly 80 vintage pinball machines and arcade games.

One of the last remaining pedestrian suspension bridges in North Carolina.

The original location of Vollis Simpson’s Whirligigs.

A 30-foot-tall cement chair pays tribute to a historic design and a local industry.

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

Sculptor Vadim Bora's bronze felines pay playful homage to architectural features no longer extant along Asheville's Wall Street.

Hundreds of fiberglass structures line the side of the road in the middle of nowhere.

A different Edgar Allan Poe built this charming Victorian home.

This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.

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