The remains of a chapel created for convenience.

A real (but thankfully not live) missile stands tall as a monument to the United States military in the small town of Cordele.

The world's largest collection of ticks.

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

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

Two flush headstones mark the only known graves to be embedded in an airport runway.

A massive tribute to this small county's top agricultural product.

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

The "last unrestored grand mansion of Savannah" is now a cramped, mouldering maze of antiques.

Tucked away inside a historic Savannah hotel is a hundred-year history presented in ladies' lids.

This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.

An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.

The site where Confederate president Jefferson Davis was defeated has been marked with a bust... that leaves that part out.

Working compound meant to allow visitors to reclaim the values and traditions of the past.

A 1950s eccentric's vision of Eden preserved as a hiking trail.

This Florida arena, once host to "the fastest game in the world," has sat empty for 25 years.

This protected reserve is home to a rare and beautiful species of flower.

How Quincy, Florida became the richest town per capita due to one man's shrewd business acumen and taste for fizzy drinks.

A beautifully detailed Victorian house designed to be easy to flee, built by a man haunted by fire.

This historic oak tree has been around for over 300 years and might last for 300 more so long as it doesn't fall apart first.

This divisive system of turtle tunnels was built to save animals stranded after a highway split a lake in half.

Of course the guy with the first patent for an ice machine lived in Florida.

This state park was once an important Native American cermonial center.