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

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

This chicken coop pays homage to a classic architectural style made famous throughout the southern United States.

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

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

Granite outcropping that the state's tourism bureau doesn't promote because of its delicate ecosystem.

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

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

Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.

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

This natural wonderland is a unique chance to explore a Carolina bay, a mysterious geological formation of unknown origin.

4,000 monkeys used for medical testing on an island off of South Carolina.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

This South-by-South-Asian restaurant serves up Indian-spiced Southern fried chicken and a Desi-style pastrami.

The longest floating boardwalk in the United States.

This gravity-defying rock formation is one of Big Bend’s natural wonders.