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

This old school, eccentric, and independent video rental store refuses to die.

Carved faces add a touch of magic to this island's impressive oak trees.

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

An unusual art exhibition in a suburban yard is designed to awaken the souls of those flowing by.

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

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

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

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

This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.

A stockpile of childhood lunch pails turned collectibles.

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

Secret gardens just a few miles from downtown Atlanta.

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

A man's home is his castle.

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

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

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.

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

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

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

Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.