Places Vyviane Wants to Go

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

Secret gardens just a few miles from downtown Atlanta.

Atlanta's strange assortment of concrete pillars inspires reflection in some, confusion in others.

These ancient ritual mounds are our best window into the culture of the ancient Mississippians.

A white oak with property rights.

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

Incredible miniature towns and buildings created and decorated with thousands of tiny rocks.

Healing Springs that once ran red with soldiers' blood.

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

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

A man's home is his castle.

The largest puppetry museum in the United States houses the world's most complete collection of Jim Henson artifacts.

Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.

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.

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

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

Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

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

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

Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.

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

A hidden tunnel leads to an abandoned slate quarry that's now a secret swimming spot guarded by cliffs.

The ruins of a stone tower with alleged (but unlikely) Roman origins.