Charlotte, North Carolina
David Černý's Metalmorphosis
A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.
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Charlotte, North Carolina
A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.
Wilson, North Carolina
A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.
Raleigh, North Carolina
This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.
Trenton, Tennessee
The world's largest collection of porcelain "veilleuses-theiere," or night light teapots, includes four that belonged to Napoleon.
Memphis, Tennessee
The "Jade Museum" is full of thousands of intricately carved works of art made from various precious stones.
Brownsville, Tennessee
An oversized metal construction of Billy Tripp's moods going through life.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.
Memphis, Tennessee
This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.
Adams, Tennessee
Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.
Sweetwater, Tennessee
Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.
Seale, Alabama
A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
A rusted metal giant pays tribute to Birmingham’s industrial past.
Florence, Alabama
This architectural triumph is the only Frank Lloyd Wright house in Alabama.
Montgomery, Alabama
The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.
Seale, Alabama
A former taxidermist has turned his old shop into a folk art mecca.
Perry, Georgia
Military and first responders can test their skills in a Foggy Bottom mock station down in Georgia.
Macon, Georgia
At Macon’s oldest cemetery two members of Allman Brothers are buried side by side.
Warm Springs, Georgia
FDR hoped to find a cure for polio in this Georgia town's warm springs.
Johns Creek, Georgia
The statues commemorate the legendary mass killing of escaped circus monkeys.
Americus, Georgia
HFH's slum simulation is either a noble recreation of poverty or a cringeworthy attempt at same.
Saint Simons Island, Georgia
The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.