Places reaganf13 Wants to Go

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

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

One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

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

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

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

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

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

It was an experiment to prove that glacial boulders and rocks can be used in constructions and dwelling.

Scars from the English Civil War mar this medieval sanctuary.

A classic red phone box converted into an informal village library.

It's a mystery as to why this inland village chose the dolphin as its symbol.