Georgia has its share of the genuinely strange — a state where the most haunted city in America sits on the coast and 34 acres of North Georgia forest slowly consumes more than 4,000 rusting cars. These are the four most unusual attractions in Georgia, from Savannah's ghost tours to Old Car City's junkyard-as-sculpture.
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Savannah
Savannah regularly tops lists of the most haunted cities in the United States. The city was built on top of multiple burial grounds, survived yellow fever epidemics that killed thousands, and has preserved its 18th and 19th-century architecture intact — a dense concentration of old buildings with long histories.
Sorrel Weed House (Haunted Ghost Tour) Must-see
Chatham County · Savannah
A Greek Revival mansion built in 1840 and considered Savannah's most notoriously haunted address. The house's history includes the suicide of the owner's wife and the alleged murder of a enslaved woman on the property. Paranormal investigators have documented unusually high activity here, and it has appeared on multiple ghost-hunting television programs.
Ghost tours run day and night; the evening candlelight tour is the most atmospheric. Located on Madison Square in the historic district.
Moon River Brewing Company (Most Haunted Pub) Must-see
Chatham County · Savannah
A craft brewery operating inside an 1821 hotel building on Bay Street — claimed by multiple paranormal investigators to be the most haunted bar in the United States. The building was a hotel, a post office, and a cotton warehouse before becoming a brewery. Ghost Adventures and multiple other television programs have filmed episodes here. Apparitions are reportedly concentrated in the basement and upper floors.
The beer is good regardless of the ghosts. The taproom is open daily; ghost tours of the building are available separately.
Atlanta & Metro
The Big Chicken Worth the detour
Cobb County · Marietta
A 56-foot sheet-metal chicken perched on top of a KFC franchise on US-41 in Marietta — built in 1963 and so embedded in Atlanta-area culture that locals use it as a serious navigational reference point. ("Turn left at the Big Chicken.") The beak opens and closes; the eyes rotate. It was nearly demolished in 1993 before public outcry saved it. Now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
A free and quick photo stop, 18 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta.
North Georgia
Old Car City USA Worth the detour
Bartow County · White
A 34-acre junkyard with over 4,000 vintage American cars from the 1920s through 1970s slowly being consumed by North Georgia forest. The overgrowth has transformed the property into an outdoor sculpture garden of rusted metal and kudzu — a favorite of photographers and urban explorers. The collection was assembled over 50 years by Walter Lewis.
Admission includes a walking map and access to the full property. Photography is encouraged. Located about 45 miles north of Atlanta near Cartersville.
Planning Notes
Plan your visit: Explore city guides for every destination in this article: Savannah, Atlanta, Blue Ridge.
