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Giant's Causeway Pillar Section

Charleston, South Carolina

Giant's Causeway Pillar

A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.

The Fireproof Building

Charleston, South Carolina

Fireproof Building and South Carolina Historical Society

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

Rainbow Row

Charleston, South Carolina

Rainbow Row

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

Tavern at Rainbow Row

Charleston, South Carolina

Tavern at Rainbow Row

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

Robert Smalls Memorial

Charleston, South Carolina

Robert Smalls Memorial

This small memorial is almost as well concealed as Smalls himself was on the night he sailed to freedom.

Remains of South Carolina's second brick powder magazine (source: spinkk/Atlas Obscura)

Summerville, South Carolina

Dorchester, South Carolina's Abandoned Town

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

Kray twins grave.

London, England

Chingford Mount Cemetery

Cemetery dating back to 1884, known for being the final resting place of the notorious Kray twins.

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Augusta, Georgia

Pexcho’s American Dime Museum

An authentic recreation of a 19th-century museum for "working class folks."

James Brown Statue in James Brown Plaza

Augusta, Georgia

James Brown Plaza

A towering tribute to the Godfather of Soul.

The Rock House

Thomson, Georgia

The Old Rock House

Built in 1785, this residence is the oldest stone house in Georgia.

View of the Ping Pong club from the street at night.

Atlanta, Georgia

Switchyards Ping Pong Stadium

The only subterranean ping pong table in Atlanta.

The Covington Film Garden

Covington, Georgia

The Covington Film Garden

An ode to this small town's big film history.

Cow Tower

Conyers, Georgia

Cow Tower

A herd of plastic cows hangs out under this transmission tower in rural Georgia.

Arabia Mountain

Stonecrest, Georgia

Arabia Mountain

Like Mars, but much closer.

Starlight Drive-In

Atlanta, Georgia

Starlight Drive-In Theatre

Georgia’s last drive-in movie theater is a relic of a bygone era.

Carson's grave stone.

Atlanta, Georgia

Grave of Fiddlin' John Carson

The first singer to cut a country music record is buried in a small graveyard in Atlanta, Georgia.

Barbara H. Hartsfield and her chairs

Stone Mountain, Georgia

Collectible and Antique Chair Gallery

A semi-retired nurse’s record-setting collection of 3,000 tiny chairs.

St. Govor's Well.

London, England

St. Govor’s Well

This ancient spring in central London was featured in a Peter Pan story.

The Taskmaster’s House

London, England

The Taskmaster’s House

A former groundskeeper’s cottage, now famous for being the main location of a hit British comedy game show.

Dhamma Hall at Aruna Ratanagiri Monastery.

Great Gaddesden, England

Amaravati Buddhist Monastery

An oasis of calm, nestled in the English countryside.

Devil's Bridge on Spooky Lane

England

Devil's Bridge on Spooky Lane

A mysterious bridge over a sunken Roman road.

Small steam pumping engines on display at the museum.

London, England

The London Museum of Water & Steam

The history of West London’s water supply.

The wall extends for 500 meters as a visual testament to the pandemic.

London, England

The National Covid Memorial Wall

This 500-meter-long memorial pays tribute to the hundreds of thousands of lives lost to COVID-19 in the UK.

The statue of Nell Gwynn sits in this courtyard.

London, England

Statue of Nell Gwynn

The only statue of a royal mistress in all of London.

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