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

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

Developers built a Walmart around one family's plot and constructed a mausoleum in the parking lot.

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

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

This small cemetery is all that remains of Atlanta's first Black communities.

This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.

A stockpile of childhood lunch pails turned collectibles.

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

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

Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.

Atlanta's strange assortment of concrete pillars inspires reflection in some, confusion in others.

A white oak with property rights.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

A man's home is his castle.

A curious whirlpool formation supposedly capable of entangling or engulfing branches, tree trunks, or whole rafts full of hapless tourists.

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

Where school buses go to die and be reborn as whimsical works of art.

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.

Hidden amid the old-world charm of Savannah is a museum dedicated to the world of oddities and criminal history.

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

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.