Places lettucebfriends Wants to Go

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

This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.

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

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

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

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

This abandoned lighthouse looks like a rusting oil rig, but has managed to survive a number of storms.

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

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

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

Ruins of an American Civil War iron forge still survive today.

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

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

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

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

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

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

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

A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

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

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.