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

This tiny chapel next to a highway provides weary travelers a place to rest, pray, or maybe even get married.

A Christian-themed amusement park and complex rocked by scandals.

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

The uniquely-designed winter home and sculpture studio of Anna and Archer Huntington.

An old train trestle re-imagined as an Egyptian obelisk.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

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

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

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

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

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.

This handcrafted, old western-style town is filled with deserted cars, retired movie props, and other forms of Americana.

Rotting dome home spotted near Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Chef Ashleigh Shanti serves up a classic Appalachian fish fry.

A curious art piece along a lovely biking trail marks several historic floods via a series of colorful poles that represent floodwater heights.

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

The ruins of a 19th-century mill are hidden along a greenway in a prominent Charlotte neighborhood.

This steam locomotive served as both an interesting static display and unique playground equipment since 1959.

A different Edgar Allan Poe built this charming Victorian home.

This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.