Boston, Massachusetts
Boston's Old Burying Grounds
Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.
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Boston, Massachusetts
Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.
Salem, Massachusetts
A rare 16-bedroom Qing Dynasty house re-erected on the campus of the Peabody Essex Museum.
Phil Campbell, Alabama
Famous for its bio-luminescent inhabitants, known as "dismalites."
Haleyville, Alabama
148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.
Griffin, Georgia
Could this grave be the true resting place of legendary gunfighter "Doc" Holliday? Unclear.
Decatur, Georgia
Developers built a Walmart around one family's plot and constructed a mausoleum in the parking lot.
Chamblee, Georgia
A celebration of one man’s obsession to collect the strangest items imaginable.
Chamblee, Georgia
An oddity shop filled with taxidermy, funerary memorabilia, and more.
Eufaula, Alabama
An autonomous oak in Alabama.
Decatur, Georgia
A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.
Alpharetta, Georgia
A man's home is his castle.
Decatur, Georgia
An unusual art exhibition in a suburban yard is designed to awaken the souls of those flowing by.
Atlanta, Georgia
This wondrous hideaway is suspended in a bamboo forest above a sanctuary for rescued llamas and alpacas.
Atlanta, Georgia
Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.
Atlanta, Georgia
Unruly residents were housed in this one-person cell until the Black Maria arrived.
Atlanta, Georgia
This small cemetery is all that remains of Atlanta's first Black communities.
Atlanta, Georgia
Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.
Atlanta, Georgia
A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.
Atlanta, Georgia
Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.
Atlanta, Georgia
A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.
Atlanta, Georgia
No passport is required to eat around the world at this elegant restaurant.
Atlanta, Georgia
Beside some power panels, a plaque celebrates the history of an alternate world.
Signal Mountain, Tennessee
Live long and prosper in Tennessee.
Atlanta, Georgia
The largest cemetery in the American Southeast is a hidden gem near the heart of Atlanta.