Places maurverick Wants to Go

Visit the secret grave of a legendary privateer who faked his own death.

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

An eclectic store sells obscure vinyl recordings of Charles Manson and Jim Jones, along with many other oddities.

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 museum explores the lives of Chang and Eng, the "Original Siamese Twins."

Carrying on the legacy of a short-lived experimental school tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina.

Mystery surrounds a famous marshal of Napoleon's army.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

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

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

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

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

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

These strange large stones served as a campsite and lookout post for generations of Native Americans.

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

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.

This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

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

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

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.