Decatur, Georgia
Waffle House Museum
A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.
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Decatur, Georgia
A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.
Huntersville, North Carolina
From golden eagles to peregrine falcons, this rehabilitation and education center is a haven for birds of prey.
Hapeville, Georgia
This hidden stone has absorbed decades of human anxiety.
Brasstown, North Carolina
Founded in 1925, this folk school attracts students from across the country and preserves traditional Appalachian art.
Cherokee, North Carolina
Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.
Black Mountain, North Carolina
Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Over 20,000 sets of spice shakers reveal the surprisingly telling history of our most basic spices.
Beech Mountain, North Carolina
A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.
Mount Gilead, North Carolina
This ceremonial mound is one of the first officially recognized Native American historical sites in North Carolina.
Florence, South Carolina
"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.
Buena Vista, Georgia
This folk art compound was built by a fortune teller on the advice of three people from the future.
Duffield, Virginia
A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.
Petros, Tennessee
This former maximum-security prison is creepy, sobering, and supposedly haunted.
Sparta, Tennessee
Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.
Fackler, Alabama
This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.
Rugby, Tennessee
A failed utopian experiment for British expats in the American South is now a Victorian village frozen in time.
Lumpkin, Georgia
Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.
Manchester, Tennessee
This limestone outcropping was once a ceremonial site for ancient Native Americans.
Bear Creek, North Carolina
A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.
Rome, Georgia
World's largest college campus includes a wildlife sanctuary and a former movie set on more than 28,000 acres.
Hildebran, North Carolina
An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.
Atlanta, Georgia
An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.
Savannah, Georgia
This bar hosts an ever-evolving napkin art installation devoted to an American president.
Boston, Massachusetts
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.