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An oddity shop filled with taxidermy, funerary memorabilia, and more.

A psychedelic tribute to one of Georgia's most unique artistic visionaries, out of place and time in the heart of Atlanta.

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

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

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

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

The legacies of two historic Black American institutions live on in this unassuming brick building.

Rare and classic books by Black authors are the focus at this independent bookstore in a historic Atlanta neighborhood.

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

For the last eight decades, this curious shop has been ridding Atlanta of bad juju.

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

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

The home of a 19th-century author who brought African-American folktales to the mainstream is now Atlanta’s oldest house museum.

After being inoperative for over half a century, this elaborate fountain in Atlanta's oldest park was restored to its former glory.

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

The first singer to cut a country music record is buried in a small graveyard in Atlanta, Georgia.

Since it formed millions of years ago, this cave system has been a sacred burial ground, a Prohibition-era speakeasy, and the center of an amusement park.

Healing Springs that once ran red with soldiers' blood.

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

This wondrous hideaway is suspended in a bamboo forest above a sanctuary for rescued llamas and alpacas.

An ornate Buddhist temple located in an Atlanta suburb, built by and for the Laotian community.

A sinuous monument to the first person who was struck by a meteorite.

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.