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

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

This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

The heroic sled dog of the 1925 serum run is preserved in taxidermy.

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

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

These winged Maya figures are the subject of speculation and conspiracies.

Located on the campus of Emory University, this museum is filled with objects from the Americas to ancient Greece.

If it hadn't been caught in time, a flaw in the design of this Manhattan skyscraper could have led to its collapse.

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

A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.

The ruins of a paper mill destroyed during the Civil War still tower over a tributary of the Chattahoochee River.

A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.

The site of the notorious Camp Sumter Prison is now a peaceful memorial.

A little-known mural reveals the hydrological reason for Atlanta's founding in this location.

A popular oddity on display in a stately building, offering a symbolic commentary.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

The oldest surviving wooden bridge over Rhine lets travelers cross easily from Switzerland to Liechtensten.

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

Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

Named for the biblical warrior, the largest castle in Israel actually dates to the Middle Ages.

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