Asheville, North Carolina
The Odd
A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.
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Asheville, North Carolina
A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Take in some Air Force history—and ogle some beautiful planes—at this little-known park near Myrtle Beach’s seashore.
Conway, South Carolina
A famous—but endangered—plant is on view at an unassuming nature preserve a quick drive from Myrtle Beach.
Winnsboro, South Carolina
A whimsical folk art environment where you can lose yourself in the many colors of joy, beauty, and creativity.
Beaufort, South Carolina
The Lowcountry color with the power to stop evil from entering a home.
Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
The uniquely-designed winter home and sculpture studio of Anna and Archer Huntington.
Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Visitors come from all over to bring gifts and tokens to the grave of Alice, who is thought to have died of a broken heart.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
This small museum dedicated to the painful memory of segregation is essentially a time capsule.
Blenheim, South Carolina
Discovered by a soldier during the Revolutionary War, these springs helped create an iconic South Carolina ginger ale.
Fort Mill, South Carolina
A replica of where the Last Supper was held.
Bishopville, South Carolina
A hobby born from insomnia has turned into a hangar full of objects that have been be-buttoned by the Button King.
Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina
The only working large-scale tea plantation in the United States.
Charleston, South Carolina
Tour the oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.
Sullivan's Island, South Carolina
A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.
Florence, South Carolina
"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.
Bowman, South Carolina
This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.
Bishopville, South Carolina
One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.
Beaufort, South Carolina
This museum gives tribute to the underappreciated "Down-South Submarine."
Columbia, South Carolina
One of few remaining marionette theatres in the United States that still conducts regular shows.
Columbia, South Carolina
An old train trestle re-imagined as an Egyptian obelisk.
Columbia, South Carolina
This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.
Columbia, South Carolina
This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.
Flat Rock, North Carolina
The author's beautiful and historic home is also a fully functioning goat farm.
Landrum, South Carolina
Replica of an old Esso filling station, complete with Wayne gravity pump and outhouse.