Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

In 1911 this intersection was called "the heaviest corner in the South," and outlandish claim that only grew wilder over the years.

The second-tallest water tower shaped like a peach in the American South.

Built in 1927, this pink stucco hotel once hosted stars of Hollywood’s silent movie era. Now it's being brought back to life.

A tiny twin to Seattle's Fremont troll hides from the Florida sun under the Atlantic Boulevard drawbridge.

At Bern's Steak House, there's always room for dessert—it's just upstairs.

The country’s largest boat parade honors an infamous Spanish pirate—who never actually existed.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

An ode to "The Queen of Appalachia."

Fuel your honky-tonking with this venue's unbeatable “Recession Special.”

A man's home is his castle.

A real (but thankfully not live) missile stands tall as a monument to the United States military in the small town of Cordele.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

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

This popular park is home to a sea serpent sculpture that now overshadows the twisted history of its creation.

For decades these polar bears have roamed all around a Nashville neighborhood.

In Midtown Atlanta, tons of marble appears to be devouring a Fiat Panda at this unique art installation.