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A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

Beside some power panels, a plaque celebrates the history of an alternate world.

Secret gardens just a few miles from downtown Atlanta.

One-of-a-kind museum inside the first Boeing 747-400 ever made.

The largest puppetry museum in the United States houses the world's most complete collection of Jim Henson artifacts.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

Suspended above the ground in a thicket of towering Georgia trees is a modern architectural wonder.

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

Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.

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

Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.

Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.

The only Native American comic shop in the world.

Owned by Native American women, this brewery is a celebration of indigenous culture in the American Southwest.

This dynamic entertainment venue brings a much-needed funkiness to the region with its bizarre art, eclectic films screenings, and peculiar performance pieces.

Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.

Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.

This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.

This 19th-century benevolent society and jazz hall was rescued from abandonment to again host live music.

One of the last remaining venues on the Old Chitlin’ Circuit is a kaleidoscopic music hall at the end of a dirt road.

At a site that has witnessed many significant events, according to the fictional Kcymaerxthaere, it is best known as the place of lunar discovery.

This three-dimensional brick mural is the longest of its kind in the United States.

This roadside park filled with unusual statues is on the grounds of an abandoned railway station.