Places Sonj Wants to Go

Rotting dome home spotted near Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

A 13th-century convent where St. Margaret of Hungary spent her teenage years.

British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.

This ice cream parlor serves scoops of flavors like rakia, medlar, and poppy seed.

This sweet Southern elixir comes from what may be the oldest grape vine in North America.

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

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

A young state senator's deathbed plea to be buried inside a rock resulted in this unusual grave site.

An ancient cave system in Tennessee’s Appalachian foothills converted to a 1,200-person music venue.

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

This centuries-old graveyard is the final resting place of the Fort Fisher Hermit.

An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

Don't be surprised if you see a long-necked dinosaur peeking out from among the trees in Northgate Park.

An art instillation for the sake of "raising vibrations."

A giant cat slowly prowls the parking lot of Zebulon's car dealerships.

The time thousands of bags of chips washed ashore in the Outer Banks is memorialized in a local museum.

The fine fabric handwoven at Biltmore Industries was once coveted around the world.

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

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.

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

This handcrafted, old western-style town is filled with deserted cars, retired movie props, and other forms of Americana.

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