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

Rare and classic books by Black authors are the focus at this independent bookstore in a historic Atlanta neighborhood.

The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.

An oddity shop filled with taxidermy, funerary memorabilia, and more.

An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.

If all members were present at the table, a sixth of the world's wealth would be under the same roof.

Georgia's first brewery is also one of its oldest surviving buildings.

Unruly residents were housed in this one-person cell until the Black Maria arrived.

This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.

A beautifully detailed Victorian house designed to be easy to flee, built by a man haunted by fire.

The legacies of two historic Black American institutions live on in this unassuming brick building.

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

This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.

An old bank vault in Atlanta is now the eternal shrine to the King of Rock and Roll.

A vast collection of rare, historical, and vintage supercomputers.

A wonderland of folk art including the World’s Largest Grit. 

This collection of ferns from across the globe is the largest assortment in the United States.

Proceeds from this colorful teahouse in a historic Atlanta neighborhood directly fund women’s education in northeast India.

A vision of beautiful Hindu architecture in the middle of the American South.

Carved faces add a touch of magic to this island's impressive oak trees.

One of the world’s largest collections of paper memorabilia chronicles 4,000 years of papermaking.

A museum and doll store featuring a surreal and super sanitized version of where babies come from.

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

This stone is a marker of one millionaire's personal vendetta against gravity.