Places stephaniewade56 Wants to Go

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

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

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.

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

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.

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

The wooden house where the jazz great learned to play the piano.

The remains of a chapel created for convenience.

The Lowcountry color with the power to stop evil from entering a home.

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

Replica of an old Esso filling station, complete with Wayne gravity pump and outhouse.

Death comes to anyone who dares to touch this concrete column.

4,000 monkeys used for medical testing on an island off of South Carolina.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.

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

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

North Carolina's only restored fort from the French and Indian War.

This stunning home looks like it belongs in medieval Europe, not North Carolina.

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

This metal disk commemorates the birth of a historic American holiday.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.