Charleston, South Carolina
Old Slave Mart
South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.
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Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.
North Charleston, South Carolina
This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.
Savannah, Georgia
This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.
Savannah, Georgia
This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.
Savannah, Georgia
The humble beginnings of one of America’s greatest songsmiths.
Savannah, Georgia
One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.
Savannah, Georgia
This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."
Savannah, Georgia
An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.
Savannah, Georgia
The first public building in Savannah to offer air conditioning was a luxurious cinema that still operates today.
Savannah, Georgia
A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
A modest walled graveyard where nobody is actually buried.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
The ruins of an open-air theater built on this Georgia island in the 1970s.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
If all members were present at the table, a sixth of the world's wealth would be under the same roof.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
Georgia's first brewery is also one of its oldest surviving buildings.
Saint Simons Island, Georgia
The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.
St. Marys, Georgia
Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Used as a military post in three different engagements, this fort has remained incomplete and unfired upon for nearly 200 years.
St. Marys, Georgia
Interactive modern and vintage submarine equipment, World War II relics, and submarine attire.
Live Oak, Florida
This abandoned bridge is now a favorite haunt for graffiti artists.
White Springs, Florida
The abandoned bathhouse is all that remains of the hot springs considered Florida's original tourist attraction.
Waldo, Florida
North Central Florida's largest flea market and a weekend roadtripper's dream.
Gainesville, Florida
Though illegal, city officials have made an exception for this work of art.
Hawthorne, Florida
This impeccably preserved farmstead is a time capsule of a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist's life.