So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.

The oldest church building in the state.

The humble gravesite of the man who failed to cash in on his Pepsi-cola goldmine.

Burial site more than 300 years old.

A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

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

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

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.

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

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

This airfield is home to a number of retired vintage planes in various states of disrepair.

Colorful murals stationed throughout Charlotte bring poetry to everyone.

A library of poems cascade off the branches of this unsuspecting tree.

The cruel trial of a 13-year-old boy inspired the creation of this now abandoned reformatory.

The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.

This ancient art form was used to capture the lives and struggles of the Haywood Street ministry.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

Carrying on the legacy of a short-lived experimental school tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

Asheville, North Carolina, was the the second place in the world to enjoy Kentucky Fried Chicken's secret recipe.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

Unique tower has outlasted a takeover of the company.