New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

A decaying building marks the site associated with Emmett Till's brutal 1955 murder, which helped sparking the civil rights movement.

A 200-year-old bar is all that remains of one Mississippi River town's rough-and-tumble past.

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

Giant novelty guitars now mark the spot where Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil.

An abandoned bait shop with a front lot filled with storage boxes.

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

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

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

A unique museum dedicated to the Gullah-Geechee people, housed within an old oyster cannery.

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.