Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

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

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

Tucked away inside a historic Savannah hotel is a hundred-year history presented in ladies' lids.

The "last unrestored grand mansion of Savannah" is now a cramped, mouldering maze of antiques.

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

An old train trestle re-imagined as an Egyptian obelisk.

The first public building in Savannah to offer air conditioning was a luxurious cinema that still operates today.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

A unique museum dedicated to the Gullah-Geechee people, housed within an old oyster cannery.

Advice-columnist's bell tower, paid for with pennies.

A Beaux-Arts triumph rises from decades of decay to become the heart of a new innovation district.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

This public baseball field is a beloved remainder from of one of the most historic stadiums in the country.

To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

The collection of ceremonial and cultural objects spans many countries and hundreds of years.

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.