A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

Where school buses go to die and be reborn as whimsical works of art.

Follow the steps, and this roadside artwork will teach you how to dance.

For decades these polar bears have roamed all around a Nashville neighborhood.

This popular park is home to a sea serpent sculpture that now overshadows the twisted history of its creation.

This quirky local sculpture is quite literally a fish out of water.

A replica that won't float away.

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

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

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

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

In Midtown Atlanta, tons of marble appears to be devouring a Fiat Panda at this unique art installation.

A popular oddity on display in a stately building, offering a symbolic commentary.

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

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

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

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.