Places metexanvt Wants to Go

Waterfalls, rapids, and top-notch swimming spots await in this densely forested corner of the Smokies.

A visionary oral narration project brought new life to Jonesborough.

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

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

Trek up to an abandoned fire lookout from the 1930s for an unimpeded view.

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.

A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.

North Carolina's finest examples of Native American pictographs have survived for 5,000 years.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

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

This historic high school was saved from demolition to become an island home for Marshall’s creative community.

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

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.

A nourishing complex of found object art, paintings, and sculptures that celebrate key figures in Black history.

Chef Ashleigh Shanti serves up a classic Appalachian fish fry.

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

Interact with jury-selected works of art at this Gulf Coast underwater museum.

A brick-lined alley full of public artwork tucked away in downtown Gulfport.

The Gulf’s longest fishing pier is a year-round paradise for catch-and-release whoppers.

Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.

A local landmark with generations of spraypainted messages, and more being added each day.

A former hospital is now home to a pizza parlor and maybe a few ghosts.

Come for the boats, stay to explore the intriguing assortment of art.