A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.

A glimpse into the state's vibrant literary culture along with inspiring stories from an inclusive author community.

This humble hole-in-the-wall is home to an incredible pig ear sandwich and serious civil rights history.

This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.

Improbably, the largest wildlife refuge in the conterminous 48 states sits just northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada.

The largest cemetery in the American Southeast is a hidden gem near the heart of Atlanta.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

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

This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

The house that Southern rock built now stands as a monument to one of the genre's favorite families.

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

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

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

A psychedelic tribute to one of Georgia's most unique artistic visionaries, out of place and time in the heart of Atlanta.

The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.

This "Plant Farm Museum" is home to the divinely inspired and visionary outsider artwork of Reverend Howard Finster.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

This fountain was commissioned by a mother grieving over her son's passing.