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

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

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

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

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

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

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.

A Florida college boasts the world's largest single-site collection of structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Intertwined, interspecies trees which locals believe can grant boons to lovers.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

A secret, rocky playground hidden amongst the plain white beaches of the Florida coast.

The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

Oldest building in California still in use.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.

A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."

A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.