Places exploringwithesch Wants to Go

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

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

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

This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.

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

Granite outcropping that the state's tourism bureau doesn't promote because of its delicate ecosystem.

North America's oldest authentic African Village.

The remains of a chapel created for convenience.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

A rapidly disappearing authentic bit of the old south.

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

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

Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.

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

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

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

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

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

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

First established in 1696, this settlement was abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.

This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.