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

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

An ornate Buddhist temple located in an Atlanta suburb, built by and for the Laotian community.

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

A man's home is his castle.

An unusual art exhibition in a suburban yard is designed to awaken the souls of those flowing by.

Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.

3/4-scale model of the White House in Atlanta, Georgia.

A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.

This abandoned lighthouse looks like a rusting oil rig, but has managed to survive a number of storms.

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

They call this long foot bridge a swinging bridge, but really it's the bouncing you have to watch out for.

Like Mars, but much closer.

The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

The house that Southern rock built now stands as a monument to one of the genre's favorite families.

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

An eerie site of reverence for those who have completed an epic journey.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

Don't be surprised if you see a long-necked dinosaur peeking out from among the trees in Northgate Park.

This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.

One of the few surviving original NASCAR dirt-track speedways.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.