Evade the Tourist Herds and Enter Into An Insider’s Central North Carolina. Known and unknown history, hidden delights and fascinating stories pervade the history of the Triad Region. This kaleidoscope of discovery, personalities, egos, scandals, conflict framed by sheer beauty creates a vivid tapestry defining over three centuries. This guide transports you geographically and photographically to the precise famous and infamous locations where history occurred. The scenes may sometimes appear ordinary, weird, but often illuminate the physical background and descriptions behind events. Many of the narratives defy believability, yet they are true. This Twisted Tour Guide is your alternative to conventional travel. It accommodates the restless visitor, tourist and resident seeking a unique and different perspective to traditional tourism. CHARLOTTE METRO Angels in America Production, Battle of Charlotte, Billy Graham, Christenbury Eye Center, Mecklenburg’s Declaration of Independence, Haunted Fire Station #4, Homeless Jesus Sculpture, James K. Polk, Jerry Richardson, Death By Elephant Squeeze, Murders of Kim Medlin and Reesa Trexler, Old Man Traffic, Stephen Curry, Jim Bakker, Praise The Lord Network, Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg, NFL Player Rae Carruth, Morris The Moose, Colonel Sanchez, Bob Walton’s Briefcase, Ri Ra Irish Pub, Metalmorphosis, Stonewall Jackson Youth Development Center, Reed Gold Discovery, Lake Norman, Taco Bell Serial Killer, Helper Hotel, St. Peter’s Church, Liberty Hall, Queens University Hauntings, Dunhill Hotel, Carolina Theatre, Duke Mansion, Jefferson Davis, George Washington, Johnson Building, Streetcar Barn Depot, Myers Park United Methodist Church, Copeland House, Founders Hall, Bank of America Complex, Confederate Monument and Tryon Road GREENSBORO/BURLINGTON/WINSTON-SALEM Andy Griffith’s Mt. Airy, Biltmore Hotel, Daniel Boone’s Cave, Burlington Sculptures, Cane Creek Quaker Colony, Carolina Theatre, Grant’s Park Quarry, Greensboro Massacre, Lawson Family, Elizabeth Grant and Tiffany Long’s Murders, Lydia’s Bridge, Mr. Barbecue, Mickey Coffee Pot, Scallop Shell Station, 1969 Burlington Race Riots, Woolworth Lunch Counter, Magnolia House, Battle of Alamance, Carolina Mills Fire, Jefferson Standard Light Building, Bitter Blood Murders, Maya Angelou, Poisoner Blanche Kiser Moore, O. Henry, Serial Killer John Richardson, Reynolda House, Korner’s Folly, Ardmore Scandal, Hanging Rock Park Lodge, High Point Museum, Plank Roads, Qubein Children’s Museum and Old Salem DURHAM/CHAPEL HILL Norfolk Southern Railroad Bridge, Dean Smith Mural, Durham’s Two Bulls, Murders of Faith Hedgepeth, James Cates, Michael Crosby, Zijie Yan and Kathleen Peterson, Rampage Killer Craig Stephen Hicks, Gene Dillard’s Mosaic House, Gimghoul Castle, Occoneechee Race Track, UNC Athletic Academic Scandal, Duke Bell Tower Phantom, Eno River Park, Duke Lacrosse Scandal, Confederate Army Surrender, UNC Speaker Bans, Durham Hotel, Morehead Planetarium, He’s Not Here Bar and King Tobacco RALEIGH METRO President Andrew Johnson, Bain Water Treatment Plant, Historic Red Light District, Carbonton Dam, Daily Globe Natural Sciences Museum Sculpture, Free Expression Tunnel, Giant Acorn Sculpture, Joel Lane, John Edwards, Swift Kick Machine, Murders of Ludlow Skinner, Elbert Smith and Beth Ellen Vinson, Mordecai House, Horse and Mule Cemetery, Pete Maravich, Panhandling Gorilla, Historic Red Light District, Spinning Angel of Oakwood, Burying Whale Corpses, Whirligigs, William Umstead State Park, Mysterious Lee Harvey Oswald Call, Isaac Hunter’s Cherry Bounce, Goodnight Museum Park, Page-Walker Hotel, Roaring 20s Speakeasies, Biggie Smalls, Third Governor Mansion, Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral and Yates Mill

Evade the Tourist Herds and Enter Into An Insider’s Central California. Known and unknown history, hidden delights, blood curdling and fascinating stories pervade the past of Central California beginning from the high tech Silicon Valley heading south until seaside Santa Barbara. In between, the Central Valley and Central Coast offers contributing tales of vice, tragedy and insightful discovery. This kaleidoscope of attractions, personalities, egos, scandals, murders stir the mixture of historical conflicts within the entire region. This guide transports you geographically and photographically to the precise famous and infamous locations where history occurred. The scenes may sometimes appear ordinary, weird, but often illuminate the physical background and descriptions behind events. Many of the narratives defy believability, yet they are true. This Twisted Tour Guide is your alternative to conventional travel. It accommodates the restless visitor, tourist and resident seeking a unique and different perspective to traditional tourism. RENOWNED STRUCTURES AND ATTRACTIONS Robinson Jeffers Tor House and Hawk Tower, Writer John Steinbeck’s Birthplace, Paso Robles Inn Haunting, Carnegie Libraries, Paso Robles City Park, Almond Growers Building, Atascadero Administration and Printery Buildings, This Ole House, Madonna Inn, San Luis Obispo’s Gum Wall, San Luis Creek, Pirate’s Cove, Morro Rock, Dana Adobe, Casa de la Guerra, Arlington Theatre, Modesto Historical Mementos and the Fresno Water Tower SCANDALS Flagrant Silicon Valley High Tech Subterranean Poisoning, Finger in the Chile at Wendy’s, Morgan Hill’s Century Apart Scandals, Gilroy Police Department, Hollister Motorcycle Invasion, Paso Robles Police Chief, 1969 Altamont Motor Speedway Concert, Cedar Funding Debacle, Cesar Chavez Jailing, Eastside Salinas’ Gang Wars, Monterey County Prison Escape, Illicit Prescription Meds Distribution, King City Towing Scandal, Sunny Acres, Chumash Rebellion, Sambo’s, Closure of the Santa Barbara News Press, California Aqueduct Dumping, Frank Carson Persecution, Colin Kaepernick, Fresno’s History of Corrupt Police Chiefs, Clovis Bank Heist, Reverent John Kiggin’s and The Lords of Bakersfield FAMOUS ABDUCTIONS AND MURDERS Brook Hart, Black Panther James Edward Carr, VTA Mass Shooting, Mary Quigley, Garlic Festival Massacre, Sonjii Johnson, Christina Marie Williams, Mel and Elizabeth Grimes, Mission San Miguel Murders, PSA Flight #1771 Crash, Werewolf Murder, Historic Chinatown Murder, Helen King, Kristen Smart, Eugene and Nancy Walker, Elyse Pahler, Bob Domingos and Linda Edwards, Ramona Irene Price, Officer Thomas Guerry, Kym Morgan, Nicholas Markowitz, Holzer Family, Cleveland Elementary School Massacre, Juliani Cardenas, Deborah Whitlock, Laci Peterson, Dr. Amanda Crews, Chandra Levy, Chowchilla Bus Kidnapping, Glenn Reitz, Mary Stammer, Ewell Family Murder and Hmong Massacre. INFAMOUS KILLERS Herbert Mullin, Karl Francis Werner, Edmund Kemper III, John Linley Frazier, Raul Zamudio, San Luis Obispo’s Final Public Lynching, Rex Allen Krebs, Lynwood C. Drake III, Peter Derks, Orcutt Sniper, Elliot Rodger Mass Shooting, Clarence Gray, Elizabeth Duncan, Armenian Assassin, Thor Christiansen, James Tramel and David Kurtzman, Speed Freak Killers, Arthur Sanchez, Dr. Frank Vincent, Clovis Acid Queen, Marcus Weston, Kori Muhammad, Golden State Killer, Cary Stayner, Jose Manuel Martinez, John Lee Holt and Vincent Brothers. CELEBRITIES PASSING THROUGH Singer John Denver’s Plane Crash, Actress Doris Day’s Cypress Inn, John C. Fremont’s California Expedition, Kevin Costner Divorce, Martha Baird-Rockefeller, Writer William Saroyan and James Dean’s Fatal Crash

Evade the Tourist Herds and Enter Into An Insider’s Annapolis, Maryland. Known and unknown history, hidden delights and fascinating stories pervade the history of the former Colonial and current State Capitol region. This kaleidoscope of discovery, personalities, egos, scandals, conflict framed by sheer beauty creates a vivid tapestry defining over three centuries. This guide transports you geographically and photographically to the precise famous and infamous locations where history occurred. The scenes may sometimes appear ordinary, weird, but often illuminate the physical background and descriptions behind events. Many of the narratives defy believability, yet they are true. This Twisted Tour Guide is your alternative to conventional travel. It accommodates the restless visitor, tourist and resident seeking a unique and different perspective to traditional tourism. Annapolis, Maryland remains one of the most beguiling, historic and enchanting cities within the United States. Welcome to one on the most useful, eclectic and enlightening introductions. PUBLIC HISTORICAL CONTROVERSIES: Admiral Farragut House, Annapolis Tea Party, Carr’s and Sparrow’s Beach Resorts, Hurricane Isabel, Senator Nathaniel Oaks, Alex Haley Memorial, Bladen’s Folly, Los Graves of Sacred Heart Church, Terminal Diner Racial Protest, Thomas Jefferson’s Yearlong Residence, Terminal Restaurant Boycott, Old Fourth Ward and People’s Park, Thurgood Marshall, and Yellowfin Steak and Fish House. PROMINENT ARCHITECTURE Anne Catherine and Jonas Green House, Brice-Jennings House, Brooksby-Shaw House, Charles Carroll House, St Mary’s Church, Chase-Lloyd House, Constantino Brumidi, Governor Calvert House, Governor’s Mansion, Hammond-Harwood House, James Brice House, John Callahan House, Mann’s Tavern, Maryland State Capitol Building, Maryland Inn, Maynard-Burgess House, Middleton Tavern, Murphy’s Row Houses, Parish Hall, Randall House, Reynolds Tavern, Robert Johnson House, Shiplap House, St. Anne’s Parish Church, St. Anne’s Parish, Whitehall Creek Farm, Gloucester Mews, William Butler House, William Paca House, Duke of Gloucester Street and Market House. U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY Battle of Tripoli Monument, Confederate Commodore Waddell, Herndon Monument, Jeannette Arctic Exploration Monument, John McCain III, John Paul Jones’ Crypt, Itinerary of the Naval Academy Tours and Tamanend and Bill The Goat Sculptural Memorials. HOMOCIDES AND COLD MURDER CASES Belair Estates, Charles Smith’s Shooting Spree, Henry Davis Lynching, Nancy Snow Disappearance, Annapolis Law Enforcement History, Cornhill Street, Adrienne From The Harp and Crown, Donna Lee Dustin, Jacqueline Roberson, Straughan Lee Griffin, Robert and Kathryn Swartz, and Robert Steiner Murders. HISTORICAL BATTLES AND MEMORIALS: Battle of Severn, Camp Parole, General Lafayette’s Encampment, Banneker-Douglass Museum, Hall of Presidents Display, Nikolay Demidoff Gravestone, Cape St. Claire Guard House and World War II Memorial.

Avoid The Tourist Herds. What could be more uninspiring than seeing the identical attractions that everyone else has for decades? This Twisted Tour Guide escorts you to the places locals don’t want to talk about anymore…the same places people once couldn’t stop talking about. Long after the screaming headlines and sensationalism has subsided, these bizarre, infamous and obscure historical sites remain hidden awaiting rediscovery. Each visitation site in this guide is accompanied by a story. Many of the narratives defy believability, yet they are true. The profiled cast of characters feature saints and sinners (with emphasis towards the latter). Notorious crimes, murders, accidental deaths, suicides, kidnappings, vice and scandal are captivating human interest tales. The photography from each profile showcases the precise location where each event occurred. The scenes can seem ordinary, weird and/or sometimes very revealing towards clarifying the background behind events. If you’re seeking an alternative to conventional tourism, this Twisted Tourist Guide is ideal. Each directory accommodates the restless traveler and even resident looking for something unique and different. Historical Scandals: Dead Man’s Point, Old Town’s Flawed Jail, Hanging A Horse Thief, A Rouge Litany of Flawed Mayors, The Rainmaker, Abraham Lincoln’s Love Letters, Kumeyaay Forced Relocation, Children’s Hospital Tainted Blood, Strippergate, Big Boom Bust and Del Mar Racehorse Fatalities. Flawed Personalities: Count Agoston Haraszthy, Davis’ Waterfront Folly, The Future Duchess of Windsor, Beach Boy Brian Wilson’s Vagrancy Arrest, Actor Desi Arnez’s Parking Shooting, Bird Rock Bandits Fatal Beating, Distancing From Aviator Charles Lindbergh, Junior Seau, Kellen Winslow II, Online Influencer Ali Abulaban and Unconventional Dr. Seuss. Architecture With A Distinctive Past: Stingaree District, The Golden Poppy Brothel, U.S. Grant Hotel, Cabrillo Monument, Escondido Bomb Factory, 101 Ash Street Skyscraper and Horton Plaza Hospitality and Hauntings Casa de Estudillo, Cosmopolitan Hotel, Whaley House, Villa Montezuma, El Cortez Hotel and Del Coronado Resort Hotel, Financial Sleights of Hand California National Bank Bust, Anti-Gambling Crusade, C. Arnholt Smith’s Crumbled Empire, J. David Investments and the Foreign Currency Scam, Congressman Randy Cunningham, Drug Money Laundering Sting of a Political Fixer, Congressman Duncan Duane Hunter and Gina Champion-Cain Legacies and Notorious Events Southern California To Phoenix Road Race, Balboa Park’s Nudist Colony, Japanese-American Internment, Elvis Presley’s 1956 Concert, El Cajon Boulevard Drag Racing Riots, Del Coronado Bridge Suicides, Baseball’s Roberto Clemente Abduction, Midair Collision of PSA Flight #182 and Cessna aircraft and Menacing Runaway Tank. Infamous Murders Ruth Sackett Muir, Morse and Goedecke Family Murders, Tara Rand, Donald Tubach, Mobster Frank Bompensiero, Robert Alton Harris, Torrey Pines Beach, Brenda Spencer, San Ysidro McDonald’s Massacre, Broderick versus Broderick, John Morency, San Diego State Graduate Student Kills His Professors, Comic Publisher Todd Loren, Charles Keever and Jonathan Sellers, Father Louis Gutierrez, Heaven’s Gate Mass Suicide, Santana High School Shooting, Serial Killer John Albert Gardner III, Ryan Jenkins, Trading Places With Your Murder Victim, Vanishing McStay Family, Death at Speckles Mansion, Suburban Bondage Killing, Murder and Abduction By A Trusted Family Friend, Homeless Serial Killer, Poolside Party Shooter and Poway Synagogue Shooting Law Enforcement Related Killings Fatal City Jail Fire, Hub Loan Shoot Out, Grape Street Park, Officers Christopher Wilson, Jeremy Henwood and Jonathan DeGuzman, Demetrius DuBose and Daniel Chong’s Isolation Hell.

With Explorer’s Guides, expert authors and helpful icons make it easy to locate places of extra value, family-friendly activities, and excellent restaurants and lodgings. Regional and city maps help you get around and What’s Where provides a quick reference on everything from tourist attractions to off-the-beaten-track sites. From America’s most popular national parks to the sands of the Outer Banks to the cool peaks of the tallest mountains in the East, writer/photographer Jim Hargan covers everything worth seeing and doing in his home state. Explore wilderness areas on bicycle or by kayak, visit sleepy hamlets or lively downtowns, enjoy fine dining or country cooking on your quest for the authentic Tarheel experience.

Insiders' Guide to North Carolina's Mountains is the essential source for in-depth travel and relocation information to the region that includes Asheville, Biltmore Estate, Cherokee, Blue Ridge Parkway, and other nearby environs. Written by a local (and true insider), this guide offers a personal and practical perspective of the area and its surrounding environs.

Whether you want to drive a scenic road in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, stroll Charleston’s historic district, or visit the home of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Atlanta, the local Fodor’s travel experts in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina are here to help! Fodor’s The Carolinas & Georgia guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This brand new edition has an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos. Fodor’s The Carolinas & Georgia travel guide includes: AN ILLUSTRATED ULTIMATE EXPERIENCES GUIDE to the top things to see and do MULTIPLE ITINERARIES to effectively organize your days and maximize your time MORE THAN 25 DETAILED MAPS to help you navigate confidently COLOR PHOTOS throughout to spark your wanderlust! HONEST RECOMMENDATIONS FROM LOCALS on the best sights, restaurants, hotels, historic sites, outdoor activities, scenic drives, nightlife, shopping, and more PHOTO-FILLED “BEST OF” FEATURES on “Best Things to Eat and Drink” and “Best Beaches” and more TRIP-PLANNING TOOLS AND PRACTICAL TIPS including when to go, getting around, beating the crowds, and saving time and money HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INSIGHTS providing rich context on the local cuisine, national parks, Civil War battles, slavery and Civil Rights, and more SPECIAL FEATURES on “Great Smoky Mountains Through the Seasons,” and “Kids and Families” LOCAL WRITERS to help you find the under-the-radar gems UP-TO-DATE COVERAGE ON: Atlanta, Asheville, Charleston, Savannah, Charlotte, Myrtle Beach, Hilton Head, Georgia’s Coastal Isles, the Outer Banks and more Planning on visiting more destinations in the southeast? Check out Fodor’s Florida and Fodor’s Washington, D.C. *Important note for digital editions: The digital edition of this guide does not contain all the images or text included in the physical edition. ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts. Fodor’s has been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over 80 years. For more travel inspiration, you can sign up for our travel newsletter at fodors.com/newsletter/signup, or follow us @FodorsTravel on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. We invite you to join our friendly community of travel experts at fodors.com/communityto ask any other questions and share your experience with us!

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Web and the Rock" by Thomas Wolfe. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

This edition showcases the sites and structures where paranormal activity has occurred due to the often unexplainable and/or consequence of human depravity. Many of the showcased and photographed appear nondescript and ordinary, masking their significance with notoriety and infamy. These locations throughout the Mid-Atlantic sector of the United States include: ANNAPOLIS, MD: McDowell Hall, Reynolds, Middleton, Dock Street Taverns, Whitehall Creek Farm, Shiplap, Governor Calvert, Brice-Jennings, James Brice, Brooksby-Shaw Houses, Maryland Inn, Cornhill Street, Maryland State House, Camp Parole, Robert and Kathryn Swartz Murders, Capital Gazette Newsroom Massacre, Sacred Heart Burial Grounds ARLINGTON/ALEXANDER, VA: Vincent Foster Suicide, Serial Killers Timothy Spencer and Charles Severance Killing Sites, Arlington’s Forgotten Cemeteries, Yates Garden House, Gadsby’s Female Stranger, Devil Bat, Bruin Slave Jail, Wilkes Street Tunnel, Marshall and Schafer Houses, Alexandria Bank Building, Clem’s Stalking, Elton Hummer, Donita Cutts, George Lincoln Rockwell, Carol Ann Dodd, Constance Mellon, William Hall, Elizabeth Elliott and Karl von Lewinski Murders BALTIMORE, MD: Edgar Allan Poe’s Mysterious Death, Captain’s House Brothel, Clifton Mansion, Patterson Park, Peale Museum, Underground Railroad, Max’s Taphouse, John Wilkes Booth Grave, Body Snatching, Admiral Fell Inn, Belvedere and Lord Baltimore Hotels, Gayety Theatre, Emma Kefalos Murder, Charles Hopkins Rampage, Leakin Park Burials, Joseph Palczynski Abduction CHARLESTON, WV: General Lewis Inn, MacFarland-Hubbard House, Lewisburg Confederate and Hatfield Family Cemeteries, Greenbrier County Courthouse, Whipple Company Store, Juliet Staunton Clark, Cynthia Miller, Tammy Jean Daniel, Gary Carrier Jr., Jeanie Patton and Okey Meadow’s Murder Sites, King’s Inn and Roaring Twenties Nightclubs, Dollar Store Murder Site CHARLOTTE, NC: Copeland House, Albright Residence Hall, Confederate Cemetery, Stonewall Jackson Youth Center, Fire Station #4, Reesa Trexler, Taco Bell Murders, Ri Ra Irish Pub, Former Buckhead Saloon, Heritage USA Hotel DURHAM AND CHAPEL HILL, NC: Gimghoul Castle, Duke University Chapel Tower, Kathleen Peterson Murder, Killers Craig Hicks and Tailei Qi FAIRFAX/FREDERICKSBURG, VA: Pagans Motorcycle Club, Christmas Tree Lady, Chatham Manor, Beltway Sniper’s Virginia Sites, Grace Mann’s Murder GREENSBORO/WINSTON SALEM, NC: Korner’s Folly, Lydia’s Bridge, Lawson Family Museum, Biltmore Hotel, Reynolda House, Carolina Theatre, Bitter Blood Feud, Carolina Mill Fire HUNTINGTON, WV: Ritter Park, Alex Cox House, Huntington High School, Charles Manson Formative House, Samantha Burns Abduction, Prom Night Murder Site PITTSBURGH, PA: Chatham University Woodland Hall, Frick Mansion, Donnelly Building, Eleonora Duse, Mob Contract Killings, Jazz Age Performance Venues, Lobianco Brothers Grocery Store, Empire Yeast Company Site, Commuter Bandit Store, Langley Hall, McKees Rocks Sanitation Department, Serial Killer Sidney Brinkley and Richard Baumhammer, Pitt’s Brackenridge Hall, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church School, Clinton Apartments, Ricardo Tobia Murder, Tree of Life Synagogue RALEIGH, NC: Mordecai House, Page-Walker Hotel, Dr. Elbert Smith Murder, Etta Rebecca White’s Angel Monument, Fabius Page’s Graveyard RICHMOND, VA: Richmond Theatre, Confederate White House, Hollywood Cemetery, Virginia Governor’s Mansion, The Block WASHINGTON DC: Old Stone House, Halcyon House, Mary Ann Hall’s Brothel, Ford’s Theatre, Mary Surratt Boarding House, Hay-Adams Hotel, Adams Morgan Plaza, Blair House, Reagan Assassination Attempt, Drug Cartel Headquarters, DC Beltway Sniper Target Sites, Robert Wone, Joyce Chiang and Viola Herms Murders

Let this guide show you why the Outer Banks is one of the most unique and interesting places in the U.S. to visit. The Outer Banks preserves history and traditions lost to more urban areas of the eastern U.S. Whether it’s wild Banker ponies, historic Kitty Hawk, or hidden beaches that visitors would otherwise never find, author Renee Wright leads you to her Wright Choices.”