A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

The site of the notorious Camp Sumter Prison is now a peaceful memorial.

The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.

Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.

This replica of a 16th-century French settlement memorializes one of the earliest attempts at a European settlement in North America.

One of the oldest, tallest, and most haunted lighthouses in America.

Mariners once used this prehistoric landfill as a navigational landmark.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

One of the best-selling bar bands in American music history is commemorated in their hometown's Five Points neighborhood.

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

The Lowcountry color with the power to stop evil from entering a home.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

The final resting place of the Seminole Indian chief who fought against government occupation in Florida.

Legend has it the mill owner's daughter, Mary Musgrove, helped a Patriot soldier hide behind these falls.

A historic blockhouse and trading post give a glimpse into the early colonial history of South Carolina.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

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 psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

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

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.

Also known as Uncle Karl, the beloved bronze copper keeps a watchful eye on St. Stephen’s Basilica while people rub his lucky belly.