This triangular lighthouse is one of the most modern in the U.S.

An advertising mural tempering the behavior of Charleston’s children since the late 1800s.

A handful of beehive kilns are all that’s left of a historic brick-making empire.

This maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

Dedicated to the history of the health sciences.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.

The only working large-scale tea plantation in the United States.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

First established in 1696, this settlement was abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

Tour the oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

This natural spring not only claims to heal the wounded but it has also been willed to God.