Places paleasfunk Wants to Go

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

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

From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.

A monument to the sheer amount of oddities one can collect over a lifetime.

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

A curious blend of taxidermy, antique tools, creationism, and a purported antediluvian rock.

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

A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.

Conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton were stars of the vaudeville circuit.

A historic dam made famous for its turbines and feature in a Hollywood classic.

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

Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

Art Deco urban decay at this historical building.

This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.

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

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

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.

This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

Burial site more than 300 years old.

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

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

The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.