Places archampion Wants to Go

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

Discovered by a soldier during the Revolutionary War, these springs helped create an iconic South Carolina ginger ale.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

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

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

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

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

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.

The world’s largest stone statue of Luther looms over a North Carolina campus.

A remarkable headstone said to be a gift from Daniel Boone.

This 1920s mansion in the Outer Banks has some of the best examples of Art Nouveau ornamentations in the United States.

A quiet cemetery in northeastern North Carolina holds tiny structures believed to protect spirits.

A museum tracing the origins & modern day uses of the classic Scottish tartan, particularly the kilt.

The birthplace of a tobacco empire.

Amazing collection of over 2,000 live birds from around the world, many of which are rare or endangered.

The partial realization of a utopian proposal to build a master planned community primarily by and for Black Americans.

The oldest church building in the state.

Born from segregation and exclusion, Durham’s Black Wall Street is now a living reminder of the city’s past

The remains of a 19th century cargo ship now sits in the middle of a quaint neighborhood after a century spent on the ocean floor.

This lake—the second largest in the state— was hiding historic treasures beneath its surface.

For more than 150 years, this cemetery has served as the final resting place for many members of Wilmington's Black community.

This centuries-old graveyard is the final resting place of the Fort Fisher Hermit.