Tucked in an urban forest, this restaurant specializes in homemade, healing rakijas.

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

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.

The remains of one of the last mining camps developed on the New River.

An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

A hidden oasis just two minutes from downtown Atlanta.

This old school, eccentric, and independent video rental store refuses to die.

The small first-floor apartment where the author wrote her Pulitzer Prize-winning book 'Gone with the Wind.'

The largest puppetry museum in the United States houses the world's most complete collection of Jim Henson artifacts.

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

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

Located on the campus of Emory University, this museum is filled with objects from the Americas to ancient Greece.

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

The ruins of a paper mill destroyed during the Civil War still tower over a tributary of the Chattahoochee River.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

Follow the steps, and this roadside artwork will teach you how to dance.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.

Founded in 1925, this folk school attracts students from across the country and preserves traditional Appalachian art.

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