A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.

This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.

One Confederate statue that accurately reflects the ugliness of its subject.

A reclusive Memphis neighborhood is home to decades worth of misunderstood Masonic folk art.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.

Every last book in this bookstore is signed by the author.

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

An odd and heartwarming stone marker enshrines the moment a community saved a farmer's pig that fell in a well.

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

This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

These ancient ritual mounds are our best window into the culture of the ancient Mississippians.

One of the largest-ever mental hospitals now sits abandoned, surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

The final resting place of the Seminole Indian chief who fought against government occupation in Florida.

An old train trestle re-imagined as an Egyptian obelisk.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

North America's oldest authentic African Village.

An unfinished rail tunnel that has since been used to house cheese and bats.