Places monicaanndelgado Wants to Go

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

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

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

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

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.

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

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

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

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

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

This monument owes its name to a quote by the famous civil rights activist and journalist.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.