Places chrissyml Wants to Go

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

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

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.

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

A rapidly disappearing authentic bit of the old south.

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

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

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

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.

The remains of a chapel created for convenience.

North America's oldest authentic African Village.

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

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

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

Tour the oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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