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.

The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.

This lovely burial mound is actually a replica that was installed after archeologists excavated the original.

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

World's largest college campus includes a wildlife sanctuary and a former movie set on more than 28,000 acres.

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

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

Like Mars, but much closer.

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

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

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

A man's home is his castle.

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

The largest cemetery in the American Southeast is a hidden gem near the heart of Atlanta.

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

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

Dedicated to the victims of one of the deadliest hurricanes to strike the United States in recorded history.

Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.

This stretch of highway is said to be haunted by ghosts of settlers whose graves were paved over.

The museum chronicling a treasure hunter's dream, fulfilled.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.