Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta Botanical Garden
A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.
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Atlanta, Georgia
A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.
Atlanta, Georgia
A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.
Atlanta, Georgia
The largest puppetry museum in the United States houses the world's most complete collection of Jim Henson artifacts.
Ashburn, Georgia
A massive tribute to this small county's top agricultural product.
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.
Fort Sumner, New Mexico
A somber monument commemorates the site of a Native American reservation marked by suffering.
Fort Sumner, New Mexico
The final resting place of the most famous outlaw in the Old West.
Roswell, New Mexico
The symbol was surreptitiously built into the river bank by German prisoners of war.
Roswell, New Mexico
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
Wichita Falls, Texas
World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.
San Antonio, Texas
An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.
Houston, Texas
There is an unmarked red button hidden over Houston's Buffalo Bayou that is just begging to pushed...
New Iberia, Louisiana
A swamp and garden tour featuring local wildlife and exotic botanical specimens from around the world.
Abita Springs, Louisiana
A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.
Elberta, Alabama
Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.
Thomasville, Georgia
This historic oak tree has been around for over 300 years and might last for 300 more so long as it doesn't fall apart first.
Falmouth, Florida
The so-called "world's shortest river" is actually a window into a cave.
Cedar Key, Florida
A thriving Black community was destroyed by an angry white mob at this site in 1923.
Weeki Wachee, Florida
Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.
Clearwater, Florida
This glass-stain Mary attracted thousands of pilgrims until her head was shattered by a vandal with a slingshot.
St. Petersburg, Florida
A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.
St. Petersburg, Florida
The world's largest collection of autographed baseballs can be found at the St. Petersburg Museum of History.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.
St. Petersburg, Florida
The story of a Floridian city as told through an obscure sport for retirees.