Places The Donut Guy Wants to Go

A pink and gray pair of pachyderms advertise a fireworks shop.

North America's oldest authentic African Village.

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

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

Tour the oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.

This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.

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

This fallen red oak tree has been transformed into a piece of trailside art.

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

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

A nourishing complex of found object art, paintings, and sculptures that celebrate key figures in Black history.

This ancient art form was used to capture the lives and struggles of the Haywood Street ministry.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

An ode to "The Queen of Appalachia."

The world's largest version of this iconic puzzle cube is located in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Before TV meteorologists, there were weather kiosks. This may be the last one in the United States.

Giant works of art interspersed throughout meadows and woodlands offer a new discovery at every turn.

This wooded grove of beautiful hand-built stone grottos is a hidden gem within a shuttered Franciscan monastery.

A 40-foot waterfall flows into this unique natural swimming hole.

The largest riverfront opening cave in the Ozarks.

Often referred to as the largest spring in America.

The seventh largest spring in the world.

The largest spring in Northwest Arkansas is also home to a sprawling botanical gardens and a historically significant bluff.