Charleston, South Carolina
Tavern at Rainbow Row
The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.
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Charleston, South Carolina
The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.
Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.
Sullivan's Island, South Carolina
A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.
Summerville, South Carolina
First established in 1696, this settlement was abandoned after the Revolutionary War.
Davidson, North Carolina
The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.
Greensboro, North Carolina
This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.
Lake Lure, North Carolina
Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.
Gaffney, South Carolina
The record holder for the world’s largest peach.
Claremont, North Carolina
A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
This museum explores the lives of Chang and Eng, the "Original Siamese Twins."
Gilmanton, New Hampshire
Birthplace of America's first documented serial killer.
Stratton, Colorado
When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.
Peninsula, Ohio
The tragic reality of a village riddled with rumors of haunts, chemical spills, and serial killers.
Saugus, Massachusetts
The macabre graffiti spectacle in a quarry in a Massachusetts forest reservation.
Rockport, Massachusetts
An 80-year-old house built out of newspapers.
Grafton, New Hampshire
Generations of rockhounds got their start at this beloved, historic mine.
Woodstock, New York
A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.
Woodstock, New York
Now the final resting place of prominent artists and musicians, it was originally founded to separate the rich from the poor in death.
Red Hook, New York
For over 80 years, Mayan ruins stood proudly in a most unlikely location.
Kingston, New York
The only intersection in America where the buildings on all four corners were built pre-Revolutionary War.
Kingston, New York
Neon signs that grace the windows of Bergdorf Goodman's and Tiffany & Co. come from this studio in Brooklyn.
Rhinebeck, New York
What was once a trend-setting, phrase-coining icon of architectural splendor is now a rotting, forgotten hulk.
New Paltz, New York
This stone gatehouse was once the entrance to a historic mountain resort, and it had a cameo in a cheesy cult horror movie.