Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

A delightful park featuring homemade scale replicas of dinosaurs, tucked away in the Tennessee mountains.

Four metal statues of massive animal penises stand outside the university's Animal Sciences building.

The world's largest occupied bat houses hold hundreds of thousands of flying mammals.

From golden eagles to peregrine falcons, this rehabilitation and education center is a haven for birds of prey.

This natural wonderland is a unique chance to explore a Carolina bay, a mysterious geological formation of unknown origin.

Granite outcropping that the state's tourism bureau doesn't promote because of its delicate ecosystem.

A giant 400-acre preserve in North Florida for displaced wolves.

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

A natural history museum with an extensive collection of bird dioramas.

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

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

An annual celebration of the region's successful elk reintroduction program.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

This divisive system of turtle tunnels was built to save animals stranded after a highway split a lake in half.

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

View rare birds and interact with lemurs at this nonprofit run entirely by volunteers.

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

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

Beneath the surface, something slithers. And if you find it, prepare to be slimed and glowing.

A fascinating aviation museum where you can chat with the veterans who once flew the aircraft on display.

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

At Macon’s oldest cemetery two members of Allman Brothers are buried side by side.