This popular park is home to a sea serpent sculpture that now overshadows the twisted history of its creation.

This beloved cheeseburger-slinging trailer holds Nashville's oldest beer license.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

This fountain was commissioned by a mother grieving over her son's passing.

In 1911 this intersection was called "the heaviest corner in the South," an outlandish claim that only grew wilder over the years.

The metal spire on the roof of this tower was intended as an airship docking station, but it was never actually used.

A unique book shop with a collection of rare tomes and a nostalgia museum.

For decades these polar bears have roamed all around a Nashville neighborhood.

Flaunt your karaoke chops at this pitch-perfect dive bar.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

The final resting place of the Seminole Indian chief who fought against government occupation in Florida.

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

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

The pioneering photographer's prints are immortalized inside her childhood home.

Featuring the the longest lift span of any vertical-lift bridge in the world.

If you don't look closely, you might mistake this sculpture for just another passenger waiting at the airport.