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Krog Street Tunnel

Atlanta, Georgia

Krog Street Tunnel

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

Oakland Cemetery

Atlanta, Georgia

Oakland Cemetery

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

Hindu Temple of Atlanta

Riverdale, Georgia

Hindu Temple of Atlanta

A vision of beautiful Hindu architecture in the middle of the American South.

Gravestones with planes taking off above.

Atlanta, Georgia

Flat Rock and Hart Cemeteries

Two Civil War-era cemeteries stuck between runways at the world's busiest airport.

Hapeville Worry Rock

Hapeville, Georgia

Hapeville Worry Rock

This hidden stone has absorbed decades of human anxiety.

Adalanta Desert

Atlanta, Georgia

'Adalanta Desert'

Beside some power panels, a plaque celebrates the history of an alternate world.

54 Columns by Sol LeWitt

Atlanta, Georgia

54 Columns

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

A battle for control of Atlanta's rail lines, the Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama features tracks to remind viewers what was at stake

Atlanta, Georgia

Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama

The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.

Marker of the Eastern Subcontinental Divide.

Atlanta, Georgia

Eastern Sub-Continental Divide Mural

A little-known mural reveals the hydrological reason for Atlanta's founding in this location.

Lake Claire Community Land Trust

Atlanta, Georgia

Lake Claire Community Land Trust

A hidden oasis just two minutes from downtown Atlanta.

On Doll's Head Trail

Atlanta, Georgia

Doll's Head Trail

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

Atlanta Glass Treehouse

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta Glass Treehouse

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

Carson's grave stone.

Atlanta, Georgia

Grave of Fiddlin' John Carson

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

Entrance sign to the gardens with Fern Mountain in the background.

Decatur, Georgia

Ferns of the World

This collection of ferns from across the globe is the largest assortment in the United States.

Wat Lao Buddha Phothisaram

Conley, Georgia

Wat Lao Buddha Phothisaram

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

The Madam C.J. Walker Museum and WERD Radio

Atlanta, Georgia

Madam C.J. Walker Museum & WERD Radio

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

Pasaquan folk art totems.

Atlanta, Georgia

Folk Art Park

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

SamG outside his studio.

Clarkesville, Georgia

SamG Land

A wonderland of folk art including the World’s Largest Grit. 

Mount Olive Cemetery

Atlanta, Georgia

Mount Olive Cemetery

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

Arabia Mountain

Stonecrest, Georgia

Arabia Mountain

Like Mars, but much closer.

Cow Tower

Conyers, Georgia

Cow Tower

A herd of plastic cows hangs out under this transmission tower in rural Georgia.

The corner store museum entrance.

Atlanta, Georgia

Trap Music Museum

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

The statues commemorate a legendary 20th-century monkey massacre.
Permanently Closed

Johns Creek, Georgia

Monkey Massacre Memorial

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

The monument

Atlanta, Georgia

Gravity Research Foundation Monument

This stone is a marker of one millionaire's personal vendetta against gravity.

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