This mansion on an island off the coast of Georgia once belonged to a 108-year-old heiress.

After being inoperative for over half a century, this elaborate fountain in Atlanta's oldest park was restored to its former glory.

Where you can experience the story of Appalachia, as told by Appalachians.

Turns out fishing with dynamite isn't all that safe.

For the last eight decades, this curious shop has been ridding Atlanta of bad juju.

Rare and classic books by Black authors are the focus at this independent bookstore in a historic Atlanta neighborhood.

A life-sized baby elephant tombstone marks the grave of a circus owner at a country church in southern Georgia.

Georgia’s last drive-in movie theater is a relic of a bygone era.

This monument claims to display the first pot used to cook a famed Southern stew.

Unruly residents were housed in this one-person cell until the Black Maria arrived.

No passport is required to eat around the world at this elegant restaurant.

Proceeds from this colorful teahouse in a historic Atlanta neighborhood directly fund women’s education in northeast India.

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

This labyrinth was designed to help visitors focus and meditate.

The ruins of a resort and casino sit on the banks of this blue hole spring that pumps 70,000 gallons of warm, clear water every minute.

Dubbed the "smallest church in America," this tiny sanctuary was a local grocer's dream come true.

The only zoo where you can buy animals that won't need feeding.

After just one epic test blast, this literal loose cannon proved too explosive for combat.

A mural in rural Georgia welcomes visitors to a fictional Missouri town.

Oldest and rarest examples of telecommunication in the world.

This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.

An odd and heartwarming stone marker enshrines the moment a community saved a farmer's pig that fell in a well.

Shaped like a big top tent, this memorial honors the victims of a terrible train wreck.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.