Hidden amid the old-world charm of Savannah is a museum dedicated to the world of oddities and criminal history.

Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.

This tree is a living witness to the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement.

A sculpture made from recycled materials and hand-blown glass dedicated to transportation and transformation.

One tiny triangular park commemorates the victims of a yellow fever epidemic—many of whom are buried right below the grass.

The branches of this sprawling cedar tree are laden with wishes big and small.

The humble gravesite of the man who failed to cash in on his Pepsi-cola goldmine.

A haunting—but not haunted—chapel remains in the woods.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.

Burial site more than 300 years old.

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.

The remains of a chapel created for convenience.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

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

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

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

The oldest building in Charleston was used to store gunpowder during the American Revolution.

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

An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.