Places sugarbomb Wants to Go

Neglected resting place of some of the city's early luminaries—and a woman encased in concrete.

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

A giant 400-acre preserve in North Florida for displaced wolves.

One of the few surviving original NASCAR dirt-track speedways.

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

A giant concrete churn carries the legacy of American resilience, unity, and greed.

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

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

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

You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.

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

In a pedestrian tunnel on North Carolina State’s campus resides an expressive and artistic free-for-all.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.

An annual celebration of the region's successful elk reintroduction program.

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

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

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

A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.

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

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

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