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

Like Mars, but much closer.

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

This "living building" on Georgia Tech's campus is home to a blueberry orchard, honeybees, and more than 900 solar panels.

A hidden oasis just two minutes from downtown Atlanta.

This outdoor gallery of sculptures along the East River was once a landfill.

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

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

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

From golden eagles to peregrine falcons, this rehabilitation and education center is a haven for birds of prey.

Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.

The author's beautiful and historic home is also a fully functioning goat farm.

Hidden amid a collection of trails is the site of a tragic crash.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

One of the few surviving original NASCAR dirt-track speedways.

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

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.

A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.