Places authorsofthearmillary Wants to Go

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

A hobby born from insomnia has turned into a hangar full of objects that have been be-buttoned by the Button King.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

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

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.

An unfinished rail tunnel that has since been used to house cheese and bats.

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

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

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

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

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.

One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.