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

A man's home is his castle.

This folk art compound was built by a fortune teller on the advice of three people from the future.

The remains of one of America's first radiation testing grounds still rest ominously in a Georgia forest.

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.

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

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

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

Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.

The perfectly named cave drop is the deepest in the continental United States, almost matching the height of Seattle’s Space Needle.

One of the world's largest automobile junkyards is a unique landscape of metal and moss.

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

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.

Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

They call this long foot bridge a swinging bridge, but really it's the bouncing you have to watch out for.

A curious whirlpool formation supposedly capable of entangling or engulfing branches, tree trunks, or whole rafts full of hapless tourists.

One of the largest-ever mental hospitals now sits abandoned, surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

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