A short boardwalk through a swamp leads to the spot from which the Louisiana Purchase was surveyed.

This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.

A large stone map of Arkansas awaits visitors to its highest point.

Town not known for anything except its strange name.

A peaceful place in the woods where everything is a work in progress.

This Little Rock legend has survived decades of rowdy crowds, three fires, and a zombie wedding.

This historic bridge has weathered fires and floods and still stands, now abandoned, where it has stood since 1874.

The Old Mill shown in the opening credits of “Gone With the Wind” is actually fairly new, and was never a mill at all.

A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

This black sand beach was crafted from volcanic explosions including the historic Minoan eruption.

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

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

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

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

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

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

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

This intricate Hindu temple is the largest of its kind outside of India itself and was constructed like a giant puzzle.

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

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

Once a gas station, this flightless airplane beside the Old Dixie Highway now houses a barbershop.