Places shivalilaa Wants to Go

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

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

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.

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

An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.

The antique barns in Cameron are not painted with your grandfather's Mail Pouch Tobacco murals.

The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.

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

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

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

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

These strange large stones served as a campsite and lookout post for generations of Native Americans.

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

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

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

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

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.