Black Mountain, North Carolina
Craggy Gardens Rhododendron Tunnels
Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.
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Black Mountain, North Carolina
Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.
Asheville, North Carolina
This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.
Raleigh, North Carolina
This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.
Tampa, Florida
Step back into the glory days of Florida's nascent tourism industry at this Gilded Age palace.
Apalachicola, Florida
Of course the guy with the first patent for an ice machine lived in Florida.
Dothan, Alabama
Dothan, Alabama has been invaded by scores of anthropomorphic peanuts.
Hinesville, Georgia
Constructed in 1892, this Hinesville jail is now an art gallery.
Jacksonville, Florida
The oldest continuously-running professional dinner theater in the United States.
Saint Simons Island, Georgia
Carved faces add a touch of magic to this island's impressive oak trees.
Williston, Florida
A peaceful, unique botanical garden complete with waterfalls, mini islands, and swans.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
If all members were present at the table, a sixth of the world's wealth would be under the same roof.
Jacksonville, Florida
This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.
St. Marys, Georgia
Interactive modern and vintage submarine equipment, World War II relics, and submarine attire.
Carrabelle, Florida
This phone booth-sized municipal building has been a piece of police property for more than half a century.
Jacksonville, Florida
A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.
Gainesville, Florida
Four metal statues of massive animal penises stand outside the university's Animal Sciences building.
Gainesville, Florida
The world's largest occupied bat houses hold hundreds of thousands of flying mammals.
Gainesville, Florida
Though illegal, city officials have made an exception for this work of art.
Gainesville, Florida
A trek through the solar system here on earth.
Hawkinsville, Georgia
Beneath the surface, something slithers. And if you find it, prepare to be slimed and glowing.
Cordele, Georgia
A real (but thankfully not live) missile stands tall as a monument to the United States military in the small town of Cordele.
Quincy, Florida
How Quincy, Florida became the richest town per capita due to one man's shrewd business acumen and taste for fizzy drinks.
Tallahassee, Florida
This former prison is an Art Deco masterpiece with a past full of civil rights flashpoints.