Two Civil War-era cemeteries stuck between runways at the world's busiest airport.

An old bank vault in Atlanta is now the eternal shrine to the King of Rock and Roll.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

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

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

A 1960s damming project turned one family’s hilltop cemetery into an island.

Once luxurious, these oceanfront beach homes have been left to succumb to the elements as the beach is slowly washed away.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

The remains of a chapel created for convenience.

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

This natural spring not only claims to heal the wounded but it has also been willed to God.

Settled in 1696, abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

Oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

Mass graves and Victorian monuments mark the history of Memphis in this 19th century cemetery.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

The grave of America's 11th president is not in some grand monument but instead it's hidden away on the grounds of the Tennessee Capital.

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.

This defunct, fortress-like prison has been the setting for several movies.

The first public building in Savannah to offer air conditioning was a luxurious cinema that still operates today.

An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.