Bryson City, North Carolina
Kuwohi
This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.
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Bryson City, North Carolina
This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
Elberton, Georgia
A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.
Atlanta, Georgia
Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.
Pioneertown, California
A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.
Yucca Valley, California
On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.
Summerville, Georgia
This "Plant Farm Museum" is home to the divinely inspired and visionary outsider artwork of Reverend Howard Finster.
Blairsville, Georgia
Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.
Helen, Georgia
This lovely burial mound is actually a replica that was installed after archeologists excavated the original.
Suches, Georgia
They call this long foot bridge a swinging bridge, but really it's the bouncing you have to watch out for.
Rome, Georgia
World's largest college campus includes a wildlife sanctuary and a former movie set on more than 28,000 acres.
Cartersville, Georgia
These ancient ritual mounds are our best window into the culture of the ancient Mississippians.
Riverdale, Georgia
A vision of beautiful Hindu architecture in the middle of the American South.
Marietta, Georgia
This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.
Lilburn, Georgia
This intricate Hindu temple is the largest of its kind outside of India itself and was constructed like a giant puzzle.
Lithia Springs, Georgia
The ruins of a cotton mill that was burned in the Civil War are still hidden in a Georgia forest.
Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France
A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.
Kanab, Utah
Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."
Escalante, Utah
Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.
Atlanta, Georgia
3/4-scale model of the White House in Atlanta, Georgia.
Decatur, Georgia
Developers built a Walmart around one family's plot and constructed a mausoleum in the parking lot.
Atlanta, Georgia
This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.
Atlanta, Georgia
An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.
Atlanta, Georgia
Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.