Places phildzielski Wants to Go

The humble horn finally finds a place in the sun.

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

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

The perfect place to take a family of giants for a beach vacation.

The world's largest vertical wind tunnel.

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

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

Burial site more than 300 years old.

This ceremonial mound is one of the first officially recognized Native American historical sites in North Carolina.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

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

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

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

Mystery surrounds a famous marshal of Napoleon's army.

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

This airfield is home to a number of retired vintage planes in various states of disrepair.

This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.

Rotting dome home spotted near Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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

Art Deco urban decay at this historical building.

The cruel trial of a 13-year-old boy inspired the creation of this now abandoned reformatory.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.