A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

Hidden within an idyllic suburban garden is a memorial dedicated to the victims of a terrifying spree of killings committed on U.S. soil.

Proto-CIA agents trained with grenades in the sand traps and fired machine guns from the fairways.

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.

The site of the notorious Camp Sumter Prison is now a peaceful memorial.

The ruins of a resort and casino sit on the banks of this blue hole spring that pumps 70,000 gallons of warm, clear water every minute.

These ancient ritual mounds are our best window into the culture of the ancient Mississippians.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

A modest walled graveyard where nobody is actually buried.

The ruins of a paper mill destroyed during the Civil War still tower over a tributary of the Chattahoochee River.

An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

A museum and doll store featuring a surreal and super sanitized version of where babies come from.

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

The home of a 19th-century author who brought African-American folktales to the mainstream is now Atlanta’s oldest house museum.

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

Georgia’s last drive-in movie theater is a relic of a bygone era.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

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

3/4-scale model of the White House in Atlanta, Georgia.