Lancaster, South Carolina
Lancaster County Jail
This historic jailhouse was designed by famed architect Robert Mills.
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Lancaster, South Carolina
This historic jailhouse was designed by famed architect Robert Mills.
Rock Hill, South Carolina
The ruins of this once-grand mansion are linked to one of the country’s most popular clothing brands.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Take in some Air Force history—and ogle some beautiful planes—at this little-known park near Myrtle Beach’s seashore.
Columbia, South Carolina
One of few remaining marionette theatres in the United States that still conducts regular shows.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Once a safe haven for Black patrons and performers—including Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington—during the Jim Crow era, portions of this nightclub and motel have been restored to welcome a new kind of visitor.
Georgetown, South Carolina
A haunting—but not haunted—chapel remains in the woods.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
The two locations of this landmark ice cream shop scream pure Americana nostalgia.
Lando, South Carolina
An ornate abandoned schoolhouse hidden in the woods near a decaying mill town.
Blacksburg, South Carolina
A royal relic from the time that gambling was accidentally made legal in South Carolina.
Salley, South Carolina
Hidden in this little-known town stands a piece of agriculture history.
Townville, South Carolina
A 1960s damming project turned one family’s hilltop cemetery into an island.
Lancaster, South Carolina
A nearly century-old amusement park is quietly decaying in a riverside forest in South Carolina.
Landrum, South Carolina
Replica of an old Esso filling station, complete with Wayne gravity pump and outhouse.
Fort Mill, South Carolina
A Christian-themed amusement park and complex rocked by scandals.
Charleston, South Carolina
Dental instruments from the illustrious history of American dentistry.
Hardeeville, South Carolina
A pink and gray pair of pachyderms advertise a fireworks shop.
St. Helena Island, South Carolina
Once luxurious, these oceanfront beach homes have been left to succumb to the elements as the beach is slowly washed away.
Walhalla, South Carolina
A historic blockhouse and trading post give a glimpse into the early colonial history of South Carolina.
Fort Mill, South Carolina
A replica of where the Last Supper was held.
Sunset, South Carolina
The highest point in South Carolina was once owned by an energy company that neglected it but now the state is taking it back.
Columbia, South Carolina
This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.
North Charleston, South Carolina
This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.
Fort Lawn, South Carolina
Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.