This slumbering beast honors the Bavarian soldiers who died in Greece during a 19th-century typhoid outbreak.

Step inside an ancient beehive tomb built for a mysterious cult hero.

This ancient hydrological marvel is now the base of a modern outdoor cinema.

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.

A sharp sculpture made of thousands of pieces of jagged glass.

This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

3/4-scale model of the White House in Atlanta, Georgia.

The ruins of a cotton mill that was burned in the Civil War are still hidden in a Georgia forest.

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

Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.

Unruly residents were housed in this one-person cell until the Black Maria arrived.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

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

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

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

While The Dick Lane Velodrome is Atlanta’s official home of track cycling and Georgia's only velodrome, many are unfamiliar with this community gem.

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.