Places NG3894 Wants to Go

This rustic, seasonal eatery sits on a family-owned produce farm specializing in sustainable agriculture.

Delve into the life of Edna St. Vincent Millay, harbor town history, and a quiet seaside garden at this charming library.

Don't be surprised if you see a long-necked dinosaur peeking out from among the trees in Northgate Park.

An annual celebration of the region's successful elk reintroduction program.

Divinely-inspired village houses 6,000 dolls, plus strange and lovely outsider art.

Burial site more than 300 years old.

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

A forgotten sea village stands silent after hurricanes deemed it obsolete.

The final resting place of the hundreds of bodies originally buried where Badin Lake sits now.

This stunning home looks like it belongs in medieval Europe, not North Carolina.

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

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.

Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

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

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

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

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

A hidden gem full of oddities, curiosities and macabre antiques.

An outsider art duo's yard has been turned into a whimsical public gallery.