Places paleasfunk Wants to Go

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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.

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

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

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.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

The original location of Vollis Simpson’s Whirligigs.

A bypass decorated with large wooden troll carvings.

This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.

This bomb shelter-themed bar has barely changed since it opened.

This scrap yard doubles as a naive art gallery full of found art and farm animals.

Religious statues built because of one man's bargain with God fill this peaceful sculpture garden.

The remains of this rugged homestead ranch offer a brief glimpse into a bygone era.

Some of Arizona's best spit-roasted tacos al pastor can be found here.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.