A famous—but endangered—plant is on view at an unassuming nature preserve a quick drive from Myrtle Beach.

Most historians agree that the so-called "Gentleman Pirate" wasn't much of either of those things.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

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

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

This small memorial is almost as well concealed as Smalls himself was on the night he sailed to freedom.

The South Carolina competition challenges you to trap as much grits on your body as possible.

Twenty-eight years after this local landmark was washed ashore by hurricane Hugo, it was washed away by hurricane Irma.

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

A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.

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

This South Carolina water tower is an icon of the city of Walterboro, but it also once served as the county jail.

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

This bare tree might not have leaves but it is constantly clothed in festive decorations left by mysterious local benefactors.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

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

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

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

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

The oldest bridge in South Carolina may have been designed by the same man who created the Washington Monument.

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

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.