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asdonkar

Freelance photographer, holder of season tickets to the University of North Carolina baseball and women's basketball teams, Master of Library Science, civil servant. I like rock music, sweet tea, pedal steel played well, Fuji 1600 ISO film, the Band & the Rolling Stones, vintage dresses, my 17 year old Doc Martens and my Chippewa motorcycle boots, old rangefinders and Holgas, North Carolina beaches, pitching and defense, Matt Wieters, and chili cheese hotdogs.

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Places visited in Hayward, Wisconsin

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Burnsville, North Carolina

Mount Mitchell

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

thomasharper

Added by thomasharper

Corolla, North Carolina

Corolla Wild Horses

One of the best places to see feral Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

Manteo, North Carolina

Freedmen's Colony of Roanoke Island

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

Meg

Atlanta, Georgia

Tiny Doors ATL

Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.

Toriz

Rose Hill, North Carolina

The World's Largest Operational Frying Pan

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

Chittick

Added by Chittick

Linville, North Carolina

Mile High Swinging Bridge

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

Laken Brooks

Added by Laken Brooks

Corolla, North Carolina

Currituck Beach Lighthouse

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

kcarollo

Added by kcarollo

Pittsboro, North Carolina

Clyde's Critter Crossing

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

Added by jessiefreese

Lucama, North Carolina

Acid Park

The original location of Vollis Simpson’s Whirligigs.

Added by meganhoffner

Frisco, North Carolina

Outer Banks Futuro House

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks. .

frogdust

Added by frogdust

Manteo, North Carolina

The Mother Vine

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

lukefater

Added by lukefater

Baltimore, Maryland

'Man/Woman'

Public opinion is still divided on this enormous sculpture in front of Baltimore's Penn Station.

Added by BeKa211

Charleston, South Carolina

Unitarian Church Cemetery

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

Added by Cornchops

Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina

Charleston Tea Garden

The only working large-scale tea plantation in the United States.

Added by Adiakina

Johns Island, South Carolina

The Angel Oak

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

katiebaker4

Added by katiebaker4

Charleston, South Carolina

Rainbow Row

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

bakedinthehole

Added by bakedinthehole

Charleston, South Carolina

Tavern at Rainbow Row

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

lukefater

Added by lukefater

Bishopville, South Carolina

Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden

One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.

Lily Landes

Added by Lily Landes

Hartsville, South Carolina

The Last Yogi Bear Honey Fried Chicken Restaurant

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

Bacon McBeardy

Added by Bacon McBeardy

London, England

Postman's Park: Memorial to Heroic Self Sacrifice

A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.

Winnabow, North Carolina

Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson

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

AndolinaH

Added by AndolinaH

Bristol, Virginia

Birthplace of Country Music Museum

Country fans may flock to Nashville's music scene, but this Appalachian town is where the genre was born.

Laken Brooks

Added by Laken Brooks

Duluth, Minnesota

S.S. William A. Irvin

This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.

Added by acbehnke

Wrong Store

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

Jake Uitti

Added by Jake Uitti