Places mmhales Wants to Go

A Christian-themed amusement park and complex rocked by scandals.

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

North America's oldest authentic African Village.

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

First established in 1696, this settlement was abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

Dedicated to the "King of Soul."

To find the final resting place of a golf legend, just look for the grave covered in golf balls.

Papier-mâché folk art recognizing horrors of slave trade.

A life-sized baby elephant tombstone marks the grave of a circus owner at a country church in southern Georgia.

A 19th-century cemetery device to ensure that the prematurely buried would be "saved by the bell."

This mural pays tribute to Atlanta natives and hip hop legends Andre 3000 and Big Boi, better known as OutKast.

A celebration of one man’s obsession to collect the strangest items imaginable.

Nature (and graffiti) reclaim this old waterworks that has been surrounded by a bike path and network of walking trails.

The tabby ruin is Savannah’s oldest surviving structure.

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

Shaped like a big top tent, this memorial honors the victims of a terrible train wreck.

Where you can experience the story of Appalachia, as told by Appalachians.

At Macon’s oldest cemetery two members of Allman Brothers are buried side by side.

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.

An oddity shop filled with taxidermy, funerary memorabilia, and more.

An elegant Georgian cemetery best known for the grave of the little girl whose murder on Christmas Day remains unsolved.