A giant cat slowly prowls the parking lot of Zebulon's car dealerships.

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

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

Colorful murals stationed throughout Charlotte bring poetry to everyone.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

A year-long seasonal produce clock highlighting a variety of fruits and vegetables from across the Piedmont region.

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

These cabins mark the site where our 11th president was born (probably).

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.

A replica of where the Last Supper was held.

A Christian-themed amusement park and complex rocked by scandals.

A library of poems cascade off the branches of this unsuspecting tree.

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

A handful of beehive kilns are all that’s left of a historic brick-making empire.

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

Built in 1785, this residence is the oldest stone house in Georgia.

A herd of plastic cows hangs out under this transmission tower in rural Georgia.

The first singer to cut a country music record is buried in a small graveyard in Atlanta, Georgia.

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

A little-known mural reveals the hydrological reason for Atlanta's founding in this location.

A hidden oasis just two minutes from downtown Atlanta.

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