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The statues commemorate the legendary mass killing of escaped circus monkeys.

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

Like Mars, but much closer.

The ruins of a cotton mill that was burned in the Civil War are still hidden in a Georgia forest.

Healing Springs that once ran red with soldiers' blood.

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

The small first-floor apartment where the author wrote her Pulitzer Prize-winning book 'Gone with the Wind.'

In Midtown Atlanta, tons of marble appears to be devouring a Fiat Panda at this unique art installation.

A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.

This angular brutalist playground turns playtime into modern art time.

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

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

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

This old school, eccentric, and independent video rental store refuses to die.

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

Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

A provocative museum dedicated to the genre and the harsh realities that inspired its origins.

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

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

Two Civil War-era cemeteries stuck between runways at the world's busiest airport.

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