A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

This bottle-shaped monument pays tribute to the Appalachian drink that changed the pace of human life.

An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.

A historic canal winds through a unique, swampy landscape.

An abandoned munitions storage facility with a rich architectural history.

This bar hosts an ever-evolving napkin art installation devoted to an American president.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

This Native American petroglyph marks the location of an important, Creek trail.

A little-known mural reveals the hydrological reason for Atlanta's founding in this location.

A hidden oasis just two minutes from downtown Atlanta.

An old bank vault in Atlanta is now the eternal shrine to the King of Rock and Roll.

Secret gardens just a few miles from downtown Atlanta.

An ornate abandoned schoolhouse hidden in the woods near a decaying mill town.

One of the oldest Black communities in western North Carolina and one of the largest Black Mennonite congregations in the country.

This family-owned diner has been slinging chili dogs since 1940.

A mini-Stonehenge in the corner of the North Carolina state capitol grounds.

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

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

Proceeds from this colorful teahouse in a historic Atlanta neighborhood directly fund women’s education in northeast India.

This old school, eccentric, and independent video rental store refuses to die.

This stone is a marker of one millionaire's personal vendetta against gravity.

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

Healing Springs that once ran red with soldiers' blood.