Founded in 1925, this folk school attracts students from across the country and preserves traditional Appalachian art.

The whimsical construction on the roof has given rise to many a Montgomery myth about its contents.

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

Public works and national defense project meant to carve a canal all the way across the state of Florida.

This lovely burial mound is actually a replica that was installed after archeologists excavated the original.

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

A museum and doll store featuring a surreal and super sanitized version of where babies come from.

Though illegal, city officials have made an exception for this work of art.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.

This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.

The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

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

Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.

A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.

That bass was as bad a fish as any angler ever knew.

After just one epic test blast, this literal loose cannon proved too explosive for combat.

The site of the notorious Camp Sumter Prison is now a peaceful memorial.