Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

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

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

This intricate Hindu temple is the largest of its kind outside of India itself and was constructed like a giant puzzle.

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

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

A museum and doll store featuring a surreal and super sanitized version of where babies come from.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

This angular brutalist playground turns playtime into modern art time.

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

The largest puppetry museum in the United States houses the world's most complete collection of Jim Henson artifacts.

A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.