Places lmdani09 Wants to Go

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

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

A museum dedicated to the legacy of Bob Moog and his pioneering synthesizers.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

A museum dedicated to a unique ecosystem.

A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.

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

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

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

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

Piled high inside this warehouse and coffee shop are salvaged goods that span every corner of the globe.

This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.

This punny mirror of another Wisconsin attraction is exactly what it sounds like.

Sculpture garden and miniature golf course blend together in the oversized backyard of a Minnesota sculptor.

This taxidermic smorgasbord was co-created by an artist poached from the Museum of Natural History.

A fairytale art house in the middle of Wisconsin.

The dishes at this restaurant by The Sioux Chef celebrate indigenous heritage.

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

A small Chicago museum filled with thousands of preserved butterflies, beetles, and more.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.