Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

A wonderland of folk art including the World’s Largest Grit. 

The perfectly named cave drop is the deepest in the continental United States, almost matching the height of Seattle’s Space Needle.

A white oak with property rights.

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

This ever-changing arrangement of naked dolls even caught the attention of "The Walking Dead" crew.

An abandoned railroad tunnel forgotten by time awaits inquisitive hikers.

This wondrous hideaway is suspended in a bamboo forest above a sanctuary for rescued llamas and alpacas.

The ruins of a cotton mill that was burned in the Civil War are still hidden in a Georgia forest.

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

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

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

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

A hidden oasis just two minutes from downtown Atlanta.

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

The legacies of two historic Black American institutions live on in this unassuming brick building.

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

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

A slanted tomb honors the faithful, furry companion of the Georgia Tech student body.

A provocative museum dedicated to the genre and the harsh realities that inspired its origins.

It’s all about the Benjamins at this Atlanta museum with interactive exhibits.

Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.

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

The statues commemorate the legendary mass killing of escaped circus monkeys.