The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.

One of the last of the great 1920s movie palaces is a Floridian Greco-Spanish-Persian dreamscape.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

The snowbirds here are circus sideshow performers.

A Circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

It's a pretty creepy lock-up.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

A massive tribute to this small county's top agricultural product.

Located on the campus of Emory University, this museum is filled with objects from the Americas to ancient Greece.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

A slanted tomb honors the faithful, furry companion of the Georgia Tech student body.

A real (but thankfully not live) missile stands tall as a monument to the United States military in the small town of Cordele.

FDR hoped to find a cure for polio in this Georgia town's warm springs.

This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.

Developers built a Walmart around one family's plot and constructed a mausoleum in the parking lot.