Rare and classic books by Black authors are the focus at this independent bookstore in a historic Atlanta neighborhood.

Unruly residents were housed in this one-person cell until the Black Maria arrived.

One of the world’s largest collections of paper memorabilia chronicles 4,000 years of papermaking.

This wondrous hideaway is suspended in a bamboo forest above a sanctuary for rescued llamas and alpacas.

The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.

One-of-a-kind museum inside the first Boeing 747-400 ever made.

Suspended above the ground in a thicket of towering Georgia trees is a modern architectural wonder.

Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

No passport is required to eat around the world at this elegant restaurant.

Proceeds from this colorful teahouse in a historic Atlanta neighborhood directly fund women’s education in northeast India.

The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.

D.C.'s first central library was born out of a chance encounter with the philanthropist whose name it bears.

A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.

The last remaining building in Washington, D.C., built by H.H. Richardson, one of America's most iconic architects.

The district's only illusionarium supports free writing programs for local students with every purchase.

The oldest military monument in the United States.

The world's oldest continuously operating airport was founded by the Wright Brothers.

A local farm's collection of unusual structures from a now defunct storybook amusement park.

A remote horde of architectural treasures fit for Indiana Jones.

A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

It's not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music's library has been described as a "cathedral of books."